Knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions among supportive staff in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Mathangasinghe, Yasith
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-05T03:35:43Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-05T03:35:43Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.citation Arandarage, Harshana Don, et al. "Knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions among supportive staff in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka." (2020). en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/6352
dc.description.abstract Introduction: Adherence to standard precautions significantly reduces the transmission of hospital-acquired infections. We intended to assess the knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions among supportive staff members in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among supportive staff members at NHSL. They were selected using stratified one-stage cluster sampling and their knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions were assessed using an interviewer-administrated questionnaire. Results: Of 108 participants, 69 (63.9%) were aged 20-40 years. One-hundred and five (97.2%) were educated up to Ordinary Level and 48 (44.4%) had working experience of more than six years. Twenty-six had at least one needle-stick injury during their career. Six (5.6%) have not been vaccinated for Hepatitis B since their recruitment. Mean knowledge and practice scores were 66.3±12.5% and 70.0±7.7% respectively. There were no differences in knowledge scores based on the level of education (t=1.19, p=0.24) and the total years of service (t=- 0.44, p=0.66). Similarly, there were no differences in practising proper precautions based on their educational level (t=0.25, p=0.80) or the duration of service (t=0.87, p=0.39). However, the knowledge score positively correlated with the good practice score (r=0.197, p= 0.04). Conclusions: The supportive staff members with good knowledge were more adherent to the correct practice. Neither the level of education nor the experience was associated with their knowledge or good practices. Provided the potential risk of transmission of blood-borne infections, Hepatitis B vaccination and post-vaccination antibody testing could be made mandatory before starting their carrier. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Sri Lanka Journal of Surgery en_US
dc.subject Standard precautions en_US
dc.subject hospital acquired infections en_US
dc.subject health care workers en_US
dc.subject knowledge en_US
dc.subject practices en_US
dc.title Knowledge and practices regarding standard precautions among supportive staff in the National Hospital of Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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