Standard Precaution Practices among Doctors and Nurses in the University College Hospital Ibadan.
| Autor: | Akinade, Tolulope Abisola, Babatunde, Gandonu Micheal |
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RELIABILITY (Personality trait) INFERENTIAL statistics RESEARCH evaluation CROSS-sectional method MULTIPLE regression analysis ATTITUDE (Psychology) QUANTITATIVE research T-test (Statistics) CONCEPTUAL structures NURSES UNIVERSITIES & colleges DESCRIPTIVE statistics UNIVERSAL precautions (Health) PHYSICIAN practice patterns PHYSICIANS CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) STATISTICAL sampling DATA analysis software |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Caring Sciences; May-Aug2021, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p1237-1247, 11p, 6 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | This study examined practice of standard precautions among health workers in the University College Hospital Ibadan. The research adopted a cross-sectional survey design using quantitative research methods.The study was conducted within the premises of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. In this study, the reference population included doctors and nurses in UCH, from which a representative sample size of 308 participants was obtained. Multistage sampling technique was used to select participants for the study. Data collection was conducted using a structured, pre-coded, self-administered questionnaire. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-test and multiple regression analysis. Majority of the HCWs reported as they 'always' use gloves and gown during procedures that needs this protective equipment. But only 10.4% of them reported that they 'always' wore Mask and Goggle. Major reasons for low practice levels included incidents of inadequate supplies, carelessness, discomfort with use and discomfort among patients. Further results showed that there was no significant difference in practice of standard precautions between nurses and doctors [t(292)=-.352; p>.05]. There was also no significant difference in practice of standard precautions between respondents who reported more positive attitude towards standard precautions and their counterparts who reported less positive attitude towards standard precautions [t(292)=.084; p>.05]. Age (β=-.041; p>.05) and marital status (β=-.003; p>.05) emerged as insignificant predictors of standard precautions practice, work experience (β=.103; p<.05) emerged as a significant positive predictor of standard precautions practice among nurses and doctors in UCH. Suitable recommendations were provided in line with the study outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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