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Knowledge And Practice Of Infection Control Among Midwives
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Lack of knowledge among nurses can increase the rate of
hospital-acquired infections. This is supported by a study that was
conducted in Zimbabwe by Tirivanhu, Ancia and Petronella (2014:73) who
determined the barriers of infection prevention and control practices
among nurses at the Bindura provincial hospital. The study revealed that
the majority of nurses’ lack knowledge on infection control principles
as only n= 14 (28%) of n= 50 (100%) nurses had excellent knowledge on
infection control principles, n= 21 (42%) of n= 50 nurses did not
utilize the infection control manuals. Infection control workshops were
poorly organised as 68% of the nurses did not attend any workshop on
infection prevention and control practices (Tirivanhu et al., 2014).
Hayeh and Esena (2013:47) assessed the infection prevention and control
(IPC) practices among health workers at Ridge Regional Hospital in Accra
(Ghana). The study showed that knowledge in IPC practices among health
care workers was moderate 51% (n= 204), as availability and access to
material for IPC practices at the facility was 58% (n= 118) and overall
compliance with IPC guidelines was 54% (n= 110).
The World Health
Organisation (2016) has indicated that surgical site infections at this
particular tertiary hospital in Nigeria are a research priority as there
was an increase in wound infections of those people who had surgery at
this hospital and this coincides with the researcher’s experiences and
proposal. Therefore, this study determined the knowledge, attitude and
practices of nurses in infection prevention and control within a
tertiary hospital in Nigeria.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
A
research problem is an area of concern in which there is a gap in the
knowledge base needed for nursing practice (Burns & Grove 2011:146).
The researcher has observed that nurses do not apply infection
prevention and control measures in the hospital setting which is
required to ensure patient safety. Lack of knowledge, attitude and
practices in infection prevention and control contribute to high rates
of hospital-acquired infections (Jain, Dogra, Mishra, Thaku and loomba,
2012 & Hayeh and Esena, 2013). Uncontrollable nosocomial infection
contributes to prolonged stay, morbidity and mortality which put stress
on health care economics of the country (Mishta, Banerjee & Gosain,
2014).
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION
1.What is the level of knowledge,
attitudes and practices of health care workers in infection prevention
and control in Miaduguri ?
1.4 AIM OF THE RESEARCH
In order to
address the research question, the aim of the study is to determine the
knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses regarding infection
prevention and control in Maiduguri.
1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Based on the aim, the following objectives have been set for the study to determine:
1.The knowledge of midwifes in infection prevention and control in Miaduguri.
2.The attitude of midwife in infection prevention and control in Maiduguri.
3.The practices of midwife in infection prevention and control in Maiduguri
4.To make recommendations to the risk programme and policies in Maiduguri
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