Assessment of Infection Prevention Practice and Associated Factors Among Health Professionals in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital ,Addis Abeba
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2019-12
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Addis Abeba University
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Introduction: Hospital Acquired Infections are a major global safety concern for patients, healthcare
professionals and the community. Health care workers had potentially exposed to infectious materials
such as blood, tissue, specific body fluids, medical supplies, equipment or environmental surfaces
contaminated with these substances.
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess infection prevention practices among health
professionals and associated factors in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, 2019.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from March
to April 2019. The study populations were Health care professionals selected using simple random
sampling. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaire supplemented by observation. Data
was entered in to Epi version 7.2.1 and exported to SPSS version 22 for further analysis. Logistic
regression analysis was used to identify factors associated to with infection prevention practices.
Findings were presented using odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals. A P-value less than 0.05 was
used to declare statistical significance.
Results: 396(94.5%) Health care professionals participated in the study. The mean age of participants
was 28.54 years, and 188 (47.5%) were males and 208(52.5%) were females. 305(77%) of health
care professionals are knowledgeable and 281(71%) of the respondents were found to be positive
attitude towards infection prevention. 230(53.8%, (95%CI: 49.0-58.1)) had good infection prevention
practices. Having good knowledge on infection prevention measures (AOR =3.66,
95%CI:(2.005,6.704)), having infection prevention guidelines on infection prevention practices
(AOR=1.926, 95%CI:(1.148,3.230)) and average working hours per week (AOR=1.866, 95%CI:
(1.037,3.356)) were predictors of infection prevention practices.
Conclusion: The results of the study show that half of (53.8%) HCPs had good infection prevention
practices. Having good knowledge, availability of infection prevention guideline and average working
hour per week of health professionals are predictors of good infection prevention practices. As a result,
to sustain and improve good infection prevention practices, adequate pre-service as well as on job
trainings should be given and accessing infection prevention guidelines in each department.
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Infection, infection prevention, health professionals, standard pre questions, practice, nosocomial infection etc.