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INFECTION CONTROL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL INTERNS AT TAIBAH UNIVERSITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2016

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Background: Healthcare workers such as medical interns are at high risk of infection. Strict compliance is considered as an efficient way to reduce and control hospital acquired infections. Also, it minimizes infection transmission between patients as well as healthcare workers. Objectives:To assess the knowledge and practices of medical and dental interns about the standard precautions of infection control. Methodology:A cross sectional study was carried out among medical and dental interns from Taibah University, Saudi Arabia.A simple random sample of 102 interns participated in the study; 83 of them were medical interns and 19 were dental interns. A valid and reliable data collection tool was used through an electronic self-administered questionnaire. Afterwards, the data analysis was done using SPSS program version 22. Ethical approval was issued by the Taibah University IRB committee. Results:In this study, we had a (63%) response rate. Most of the interns (50%) had a satisfactory level of knowledge about the standard methods of infection control. However, (93%) of the interns displayed insufficient knowledge regarding the necessity in wearing surgical gloves while providing medical care to patients with AIDS. Our findings also showed that the greatest source of knowledge was from senior doctors (61%). In the practice scale, (73%) of the interns had competent practice even though (54%) of them reported that they recapped needles after using them. Conclusion:The majority of medical and dental interns had satisfactory knowledge and competent practice about infection control,and they mainly learned and acquired from their doctors.

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[Wala’a Alraddadi, Jawaher N. Aljabri, Sarah A. Alghamdi, Fatima H. Alsulami, Ebtihal H. Bin Selim, Zainab Y. Alfallatah, Ala’a A. Bakhsh, Sultan O. Abukhodair, Lujain A. Alrehaily and Rothaina J Saeedi. (2017); INFECTION CONTROL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL INTERNS AT TAIBAH UNIVERSITY, SAUDI ARABIA, 2016 Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jan). 2163-2171] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Walaa Abdulmalik Alraddadi
Taibah University

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2991      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2991

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