Infection control and practice of standard precautions among healthcare workers in northern Nigeria

OE Amoran, OO Onwube - Journal of global infectious diseases, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have been reported to be a serious
problem in the healthcare services as they are common causes of illness and mortality …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting compliance with infection prevention and control standard precautions among healthcare workers in Songwe region, Tanzania

RP Bahegwa, AK Hussein, R Kishimba… - Infection prevention in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Compliance with infection prevention and control standard precautions
(IPCSPs) remains a major challenge in many countries including Tanzania. Lack of …

Knowledge and practice of universal precautions against blood borne pathogensamongst house officers and nurses in tertiary health institutions in southeast Nigeria

ED Adinma, C Ezeama, JIB Adinma… - Nigerian journal of clinical …, 2009 - ajol.info
To examine the knowledge and practice, as well as factors influencing universal precautions
practices amongstNigerianHouse officers andNurses. A Cross-sectional descriptive study …

Knowledge and practice of standard precautions in public health facilities in Abuja, Nigeria

EF Okechukwu, C Motshedisi - International Journal of Infection Control, 2012 - ijic.info
Adherence to standard precautions is poor in public health facilities in resource-limited
settings due to higher disease prevalence and limited organizational support. The practice …

Knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions of infection control by hospital workers in two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

D Ogoina, K Pondei, B Adetunji… - Journal of infection …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Standard precautions are recommended to prevent transmission of infection in
hospitals. However, their implementation is dependent on the knowledge and attitudes of …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge and practice of infection control among health workers in a tertiary hospital in Edo state, Nigeria

TE Alice, AD Akhere, O Ikponwonsa, E Grace - Direct Res J Health Pharm, 2013 - Citeseer
The study investigated the knowledge and practice of standard precautions (SP) among
health providers in a Lassa fever endemic community in Edo state. A Descriptive cross …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, awareness and compliance with standard precautions among health workers in north eastearn Nigeria

IS Abdulraheem, MO Amodu, MJ Saka… - J Community Med …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Abstract Background: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of various occupational
hazards in the hospital, including exposure to blood borne infections such as Human …

Knowledge and practice of standard precautions among health care workers in the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

AR Isara, AN Ofili - Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2010 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Knowledge and practice of universal precautions among health care workers in four national hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan

SH Fayaz, M Higuchi, T Hirosawa, MAB Sarker… - The Journal of Infection …, 2014 - jidc.org
Introduction: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of health care workers
(HCWs) towards universal precautions (UPs) and to look into any associations between …

Knowledge and practices of infection control among healthcare workers in a Tertiary Referral Center in North-Western Nigeria

G Iliyasu, FM Dayyab, ZG Habib… - Annals of African …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Healthcare acquired infections (HCAIs) otherwise call nosocomial infection is
associated with increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients and …