Research Journal of Medical Sciences
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Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Universal Health Precautions Among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Care Center
Boddu Anuja, Dahire Prashant, Tathe Ganesh, Nidhi Mehta, Talape Vaishali and Sambutwad Rajesh
Page: 28-32 | Received 20 Feb 2024, Published online: 12 Apr 2024
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Abstract
Universal health precautions are essential in the healthcare sector due to the risk of exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, aiming to prevent cross‐contamination and safeguard against potential hazards for both healthcare workers and patients. To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Health care workers towards universal health precautions and socio‐demographic profile of healthcare workers (HCWs). A cross sectional study was conducted from June 2023 to September 2023 . There were 181respondents. The respondents were Nurses, OT technicians and Lab technicians. They were selected through convenience sampling. A semi structured, self explained, pre‐designed, pre tested questionnaire was used. out of 181 study participants, majority were females (66.7%),majority from 21‐40 years of age group (63.7%), occupation wise Nursing staff (60.8%) in high in number. Health care workers in this study were having over all excellent knowledge and attitude as well as good practice towards universal health precautions.
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Boddu Anuja, Dahire Prashant, Tathe Ganesh, Nidhi Mehta, Talape Vaishali and Sambutwad Rajesh. Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Universal Health Precautions Among Health Care Workers in Tertiary Care Center.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.28.32
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2024.6.28.32