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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

Health care workers (HCWs) are exposed to blood and other body fluids in the course of their day to day activities in the health care setting. Standard precautions are designed to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and unrecognised sources. This study is to determine the knowledge and practice of standard precautions among health care workers in Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS:

This descriptive, cross sectional study was carried out among Health Care workers in Federal Medical Centre Asaba, Delta State. A total population of all the doctors and laboratory workers was used while the nurses were selected using a stratified sampling method. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was the tool for data collection.

RESULTS:

A total of 167 respondents participated in this study. The mean age of …