Knowledge and Attitude of Nurses about Infection Preventive Measures at Imam Al-Sadiq Hospital in Babil City

Abstract

Background: Nurses play a significant part in avoiding and managing the transmission of an illness. All nurses show leadership in infection prevention control by implementing appropriate and prompt infection control measures utilizing their knowledge, skills, and judgments in all roles and settings. Study aims: The aims of study to evaluate knowledge and attitude of nurses about infection preventive measures, and to describe relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and nurses level of knowledge and attitude. Material and Method:A cross-sectional descriptive study design included (320) of nurses staff selected from Imam Al-Sadiq Hospital in Babil City. Sampling technique were non-probability (convenience sample). Data collection was through direct interview technique with each participant from March 2022 to July 2022. Study instrument was included socio-demographic, knowledge and attitude of nurses. Data analysis was used statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) ver. (25), which included frequency, percent and Chi-square. Results:Almost of items related to knowledge and attitude of nurses about infection prevention measures the answer were know and always. Highly statistical significant association between items related to the knowledge and attitude of nurse's with age, gender, educational level, experience years, catch communicable disease. Conclusion:Study concluded that knowledge of nurses were good and their attitude were not good, as well as found highly statistical significant relationship between items related to the knowledge and attitude of nurses and socio-demographic characteristics.