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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers toward Hepatitis B virus infection, Sudan
International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, Volume 24, No. 2, Year 2012
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Description
Objective: This study was set out to assess health care providers' knowledge, attitude and practice towards hepatitis B virus infection (HBV). Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out, in four public hospitals in Wad Medani, Sudan. Anonymous pre-tested questionnaire was completed by 295 different health care providers. The response rate was 100%. Results: The study revealed that, 97.2% of doctors, 98.6% of nurses, 94.8% of laboratory technicians and 95.7% of other paramedical knew that HBV transmitted via blood. For hygienic precautionary measure; the current study disclosed that (81%) of the responding providers were routinely used to recap needles after use and only (33%) of doctors were always wearing gloves. Gloves were not readily available in all units where there is a high risk of infectious occupational exposure. More than 50% (p < 0.001) of health care workers were not vaccinated against HBV. Healthcare workers had poor knowledge about Universal Standard Precautions Guidelines, and do not fully appreciate their occupational risk regarding hepatitis B infection. Set of recommendations was proposed for formulation and implementation of standard precautions guidelines. © 2012 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bakry, S. H.
Sudan, Wad Medani
University of Gezira
Mustafa, A. F.
Sudan, Omdurman
Omdurman Islamic University
Eldalo, Ahmed S.
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Taif University
Yousif, Mirghani Abd Elrahman
Saudi Arabia, Taif
Taif University
Statistics
Citations: 39
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3233/JRS-2012-0558
ISSN:
09246479
e-ISSN:
18786847
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Sudan