Infection Control Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students of Public Dental Schools in Egypt
| Autor: | Masako Ono-Kihara, Christina El-Saaidi, Omid Dadras, Patou Masika Musumari, Masahiro Kihara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis education Developing country medicine.disease_cause Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Health care needlestick Humans Medicine Infection control 030212 general & internal medicine Needlestick Injuries Hepatitis B virus Infection Control dental schools business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030206 dentistry Cross-Sectional Studies Sterilization (medicine) Family medicine Schools Dental Egypt Female business Graduation |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 12 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 6248, p 6248 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18126248 |
| Popis: | In developing countries such as Egypt, the risk of blood-borne diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus is high for healthcare workers. To evaluate infection control knowledge, attitudes and practices, as well as the associated risk of percutaneous infection among dental students, a cross-sectional study was conducted in four Egyptian public dental schools in 2016. A total of 1776 students received an anonymous questionnaire on infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices and the occurrence of needle and sharps injuries 1067 (60.1%) completed the questionnaire. Third- (pre-clinical), fourth- (junior-clinical), and fifth-year (senior-clinical) students comprised 44.2%, 15.6%, and 40.2%, respectively. Although the majority of the students reported good attitudes and practices for infection control, knowledge scores were generally low. Female students scored higher on self-protection and sterilization practices than did male students, and the fourth-year students showed significantly higher scores for infection control practice than did the fifth-year students. In multivariate analysis, higher scores for all infection control practices were associated with higher scores for attitudes towards infection control and fewer (1–3) needle injury experiences. Although an alarming proportion had experienced needle or sharps injuries during clinical training, around 30% of the students had not received a complete hepatitis B vaccination. Future infection control education should introduce refresher training before graduation that focuses on injury prevention and post-exposure protocols. Additionally, introducing safer products and clinical procedures is highly recommended to minimize the risk of injuries during clinical practice for dental students in Egypt. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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