Abstract
The Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases (SLJID) is an open access, peer-reviewed, biannual journal published by the Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology (SSM). The Journal considers articles from all professional disciplines involved in the field of infectious diseases. The Journal has been in publication since 2011, is included in the DOAJ since 2018 and is a member of COPE since 2021. The SLJID practices a double-blind peer review policy. From 2022, the SLJID publishes accepted manuscripts online immediately after copy-editing, enabling rapid dissemination of scientific knowledge. The published articles are subsequently compiled into two issues in April and October. The SLJID does not charge any article processing or publication fee.
Highlights
Hospital Acquired infection (HAI) is a major health problem globally and standard precautions are recommended to prevent HAI
A total of 367 nurses participated in the study of whom 41.1% and 35.4% were in the age groups of 21-30 and 31-40 years respectively with male: female ratio of 1:3.8
13.4% received training on standard precautions (SP) while 3.3% of participants were unaware about SP
Summary
Hospital Acquired infection (HAI) is a major health problem globally and standard precautions are recommended to prevent HAI. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021 Vol 11 (Supplement) S2:3 9th Annual conference and scientific sessions 2020 Attitude and practice regarding standard precautions among nurses in Teaching Hospital Batticaloa
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