Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards standard precautions [SP] among caregivers at Hassan II University Teaching Hospital in Fes, Morocco / Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques vis-à-vis des précautions standard chez les soignants du Centre hospitalier universitaire Hassan II de Fès (Maroc)
Benboubker, Moussa; El Marnissi, Boujemaa; Nhili, Aziz; El Rhazi, Karima.
East. Mediterr. health j
; 23(01): 5-12, 2017-01.
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This survey aims at assessing knowledge, attitudes and practices towards standard precautions [SP] among caregivers at Hassan II University Teaching Hospital in Fes. This is a cross-sectional prospective and evaluative study that covers a two-month period. Data were collected using an anonymous and self-administered questionnaire. Sampling population was divided into 307 nurses [53.8%], 210 hospital doctors [36.77%] and 57 support staff [9.45%], belonging to other various categories working in different departments. This is a young population since 79.7% are under 30 years old. The results have shown that only 28.72% of health care professionals had received training in SP. Moreover, 87.7% claimed to practice hands' hygiene while moving from one patient to another. In contrast, 75.7% emphasized the need to change gloves each time they work on a new patient. However, individual protection measures were rarely mentioned in several risky situations
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