RESEARCH PAPER
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of blood-borne diseases among healthcare providers in two selected educational hospitals in Southwest Iran
1
Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2
Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3
HIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Submission date: 2020-09-15
Final revision date: 2021-06-08
Acceptance date: 2021-06-09
Publication date: 2022-07-05
HIV & AIDS Review 2022;21(3):256-260
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Blood-borne infections continue to be a major problem throughout the world, and healthcare providers are at risk of being infected by this infections. Probability of transmission of disease through blood among healthcare personnel was estimated to be 2.6% for hepatitis C virus (HCV), 5.9% for hepatitis B virus (HBV), and 0.5% for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Moreover, studies show high prevalence of needle stick in Iran, ranging from 38% to 71%. Hence, the present study was done to investigate knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of healthcare personnel in two large educational hospitals, i.e., Namazi and Faghihi, Southwest Iran.
Material and methods:
This was a cross-sectional and analytical study, with randomly selected sample. Study tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on previous similar studies. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0 software.
Results:
In the present study, knowledge has been similar in both sexes, with weak to medium score in average. Average of attitude score was 25.82 out of 50, and average of practice score was 27.47 of 60. However, attitude and practice were significantly higher among women compared with men (p < 0.001). In terms of practice, majority of participants rated as weak. Besides, there was significant relation between knowledge and practice.
Conclusions:
Low level of knowledge in all job categories indicated that participating in training courses did not provide desired efficiency. Therefore, applying more effective training methods instead of lecture-based techniques are necessary.
Blood-borne infections continue to be a major problem throughout the world, and healthcare providers are at risk of being infected by this infections. Probability of transmission of disease through blood among healthcare personnel was estimated to be 2.6% for hepatitis C virus (HCV), 5.9% for hepatitis B virus (HBV), and 0.5% for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Moreover, studies show high prevalence of needle stick in Iran, ranging from 38% to 71%. Hence, the present study was done to investigate knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of healthcare personnel in two large educational hospitals, i.e., Namazi and Faghihi, Southwest Iran.
Material and methods:
This was a cross-sectional and analytical study, with randomly selected sample. Study tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on previous similar studies. Collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0 software.
Results:
In the present study, knowledge has been similar in both sexes, with weak to medium score in average. Average of attitude score was 25.82 out of 50, and average of practice score was 27.47 of 60. However, attitude and practice were significantly higher among women compared with men (p < 0.001). In terms of practice, majority of participants rated as weak. Besides, there was significant relation between knowledge and practice.
Conclusions:
Low level of knowledge in all job categories indicated that participating in training courses did not provide desired efficiency. Therefore, applying more effective training methods instead of lecture-based techniques are necessary.
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