Cross-infection and infection control in dental clinics in Nablus and Tulkarm districts.
BMC Microbiol
; 21(1): 352, 2021 12 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1635390
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Infection control had many developments in the COVID 19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic, despite this, there were many complications in different health care facilities as well as dentists' clinics due to the lack of infection control knowledge and compliance failure. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and compliance with the infection control measures in the dental clinics in the Nablus and Tulkarm districts.RESULTS:
The results showed that the total positive response regard all infection control domains were (70.0 %). Whereas the participants gave the highest positive response for personnel protective equipment i.e. gloving was (96.10 %). They gave the instruments related to controls the lowest responses, i.e. instruments sterilization was (59.40 %). The analyzed data showed significant statistical differences in the compliance with infection control measures between Nablus and Tulkarm districts "p < 0.05" in the interest of dentists from Tulkarm.CONCLUSIONS:
In conclusion, the findings of this study showed that there is moderate compliance to infection control protocol in Nablus and Tulkarm dental clinics. Thus, there is a need to strengthen adherence to infection control measures.METHOD:
A universal sampling was used to assess the infection control program at the dental clinics in Nablus and Tulkarm Districts. The study sample involved 265 dentists. Data was collected using a questionnaire which has been sent via email between July and August 2020. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, One-way ANOVA and Post-Hock tests have been used. Statistical significance was set at â³P <0.05â³. Cronbach's alpha has been conducted to ensure the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cross Infection
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Infection Control
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Guideline Adherence
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Dental Clinics
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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