Health professionals� knowledge about relative prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in Delta State of Nigeria
| Autor: | Nonye T. Ujam, Angus Nnamdi Oli, Kelechi Christian Okoli, Ifeanyi Ezeobi, Dave Ufuoma Adje |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Health Knowledge
Attitudes Practice knowledge medicine.medical_specialty Health Personnel prevalence Nigeria delta state 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Statistical significance Environmental health nosocomial infections infections control Humans Medicine Infection control 030212 general & internal medicine Cross Infection Infection Control lcsh:R5-920 Government Health professionals business.industry Transmission (medicine) Research lcsh:Public aspects of medicine 030503 health policy & services Public health lcsh:RA1-1270 Pneumonia General Medicine Staphylococcal Infections medicine.disease Test (assessment) Delta Urinary Tract Infections Guideline Adherence lcsh:Medicine (General) 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 24, Iss 148 (2016) Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 24, No 1 (2016) The Pan African Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1937-8688 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) constitute a serious global public health challenge, causing great suffering to many people across the globe at any given time. This study ascertains the knowledge of health professionals on the challenge and their compliance with infection control measures. Methods: Validated questionnaires were administered to 660 health professionals and supported with face-to-face interview. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0 (SPSS Inc, USA). Chi-square was used to test association between the independent and the outcome variables. Cut-off point for statistical significance was 5% (p value |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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