Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Fourth, Fifth And Sixth Year Medical Students On Standard Precaution In Tash, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Background; employingstandard precautions means taking precautions with everybody. If
precautions are taken with everyone, health care workers do not have to make assumptions about
people's lifestyles and risk of infection.
Objectives: The main objective of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of
medical students on Standard precautions.
Methods: This cross sectional health institution based survey was conducted in TASH, Addis
Ababa University,among medical students who are 4th, 5th and 6th year. The study uses
quantitative methods. Statistical significance was determined by computing mean variations
using logistic regression.
Result:The total knowledge score showed the level that 118(54.6%) had fair knowledge
71(32.9%) has good knowledge and 27(12.5%) had poor knowledge. Total knowledge score of
respondents range from 6 to 18 out of 18 the mean knowledge score 13.37 with sd of+2.42.The
knowledge level on standard precaution132 (61.1%) had good knowledge, 25(11.6%) fair and
59(29.6%) poor knowledge.Attitude score of the respondents showed that 180(83%) scored
above half. Overall practice score showed that 117(53.9%) had fair practice while 15(6.9%) had
good practice and 85(39.2%) had poor practice. Practice score standard precaution showed that
125(56.8%) had fair 69(32.6%) poor and 23(10.6%) good practice. Hand hygiene practice
showed that 12.9% had good practice while 21% fair and 66.1% poor practice.Weak association
was found between knowledge and attitude (r = 0.354; P<0.001); knowledge and practice to UP
standards (r=0.201; P<0,001); attitude and practice towards UP (r=0.425; P<0.001).
Conclusion: Medical students had a better Knowledge and acceptable level of attitude towards
standard precaution but Medical students had poor knowledge and practice towards hand
hygiene, overall they had poor practice to all components Strengthen and integrate standard
precaution with the routine services through providing training for medical students in the
Hospitals and health centers they are attached.
Keywords: standard precaution, medical students, standard precaution related
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Standard precaution; Medical students; Standard precaution related