ABSTRACT
Complying with infection control standards is essential to prevent nosocomial infections. We aimed to determine health workers' hygiene practices and compliance with recommended instructions for personal hygiene among staff in all 30 hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The results showed that physicians and nurses were less compliant with personal hygiene practices than cleaners. Availability of protective measures was better in teaching hospitals than nonteaching hospitals as were vaccination rates among staff (hepatitis B and tetanus/diphtheria) with physicians scoring highest. Measures are needed to improve health workers' compliance.
Subject(s)
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Housekeeping, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Infection Control/statistics & numerical data , Medical Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Attitude of Health Personnel , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Guideline Adherence/standards , Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data , Health Services Needs and Demand , Hospitals, Public , Hospitals, Teaching , Humans , Hygiene , Infection Control/standards , Iran , Medical Staff, Hospital/education , Medical Staff, Hospital/psychology , Medical Staff, Hospital/standards , Nursing Staff, Hospital/education , Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology , Occupational Health/statistics & numerical data , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Safety Management/standards , Safety Management/statistics & numerical data , Vaccination/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Complying with infection control standards is essential to prevent nosocomial infections. We aimed to determine health workers' hygiene practices and compliance with recommended instructions for personal hygiene among staff in all 30 hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The results showed that physicians and nurses were less compliant with personal hygiene practices than cleaners. Availability of protective measures was better in teaching hospitals than non-teaching hospitals as were vaccination rates among staff [hepatitis B and tetanus/ diphtheria] with physicians scoring highest. Measures are needed to improve health workers' compliance
