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Standard Precautions Among Health Care Workers
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JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY
The rising prevalence of morbidity and mortality as a result of nono
comical and blood borne infections is as a result of lack of awareness,
wrong attitude towards and non-compliance with the definitions and
recommendations of standard precautions. Compliance with standard
precautions has been shown to reduce the risk of exposure to blood and
body fluids.
This study will expose the level of
awareness, attitude and practice of standard precautions among the HCWs
and hence the study could be used as a baseline for intervention. It
could identify gaps which would be recommended for correction through
interventions. Also, in the design of an evaluation, it could be pre
and/or post-test depending on the study design. This study could also
be used to monitor trends of events concerning knowledge, attitude and
practice of standard precautions among health care workers in Central
Hospital, Warri by reviewing from time to time, the incidence of needle
stick injuries and the morbidity and mortality pattern.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The general objective is to assess the knowledge, perception and
practice of standard precautions among health care workers in Central
Hospital, Warri, Delta State.
Specific objectives:
1. To determine the level of knowledge of standard precautions among health care workers in Central Hospital, Warri.
2. To determine the attitude of health care workers in Central Hospital, Warri towards standard precaution.
3. To determine the level of practice of standard precaution among health care workers in Central Hospital, Warri.
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