Infection prevention practice, attitude and Associated factors among intensive care unit health care workers in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, 2020.
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2020-06
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Addis Abeba University
Abstract
Background; Neonatal intensive care is an important part of the hospital and prone to
infection. Patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at high risk for healthcareassociated
infections.
Nosocomial
infections
are
one
of the
main causes
of
neonatal
morbidity
and
mortality
in
low-
and
middle-income
Countries.
Little
is
known
about
the
actual
practice
and
attitude
of
health
care
workers
in NICU.
Objective: To assess infection prevention practice, attitude and associated factors among
NICU health care worker in public hospitals in Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2020.
Method: -facility -based cross-sectional study design was conducted from April 2020 to June
2020 GC in Addis Ababa among 172 health care workers Sample size was determined by
census sampling method. Study participants were selected by using convenience sampling
technique from 4 public hospitals in Addis Ababa. Data were collected using pre-tested
interviewer administered structured questionnaire and adopted data collection tool used. Data
were entered into Epi -data 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Bivariate and
Multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with infection
prevention practices. result presented using odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals.
A p-value less than 0.05 will be used to declare statistical significance association between
outcome and independent variable.
Result; Out of 172 NICU health care workers more than two third 116 (67.4%) of the study
participants were found to have safe practice towards infection prevention activities. the rest
56(32.6%) health workers had unsafe practice toward infection prevention activities. Having
isolation room who are admitted with highly contagious diseases, clean working environment,
Presence of infection prevention committee, and IPPS training in wards were found to be
significantly associated with IP practice. Regarding to their Attitude toward IP practice also
116(67.4%)and56(32.6%) had favorable and unfavorable attitude respectively. Profession
type, managing traffic flow, hand washing supply had associated to their favorable attitude.
Conclusion; Majority of health care workers’ practice and attitude toward Infection prevention
and control measures in four public hospitals in Addis Ababa were good and safe practice of
health care workers towards infection control.
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Infection prevention, Practice, Attitude, Associated factor ;NICU health care worker.