Assessment of Bacterial Burden and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers on Nosocomial Infection in General Hospital Ilorin, Kwara State
| dc.contributor.author | Olaolu O. Bilewu1* , Adedapo A. Adejumo1,2 and Abiodun Olasehinde | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-09T10:14:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-09T10:14:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-07-18 | |
| dc.description | Hospital-acquired infection (HAI) is a major safety issue affecting the quality of care of hundreds of millions of patients every year, in both developed and developing countries. Health-care associated infections (HAIs) are defined as infection developed within 48hours after hospital admission or within 30 days after discharged from a hospital [4]. Worldwide, the delivery of health care is challenged by a wide range of safety problems. The traditional medical oath, “First do no harm,” is seldom violated intentionally or unintentionally by any healthcare workers (HCWs). Accordingly, the World Alliance for Patient Safety selected hospital-associated infections (HAI) as the topic for its first Global Patient Safety Challenges in 2005. However, the fact remains that in spite of advances in the health care system, patients are harmed every day in every country around the globe in the course of receiving health care while patient’s safety in hospitals remains at risk from HAI . More than 1.4 million people around the world become seriously ill from HAI at any given time [5]. Knowledge, attitude and practices of health workers within the hospital and health facilities has a great influence on the rate of nosocomial infection, the behavior at workplace plays a significant role in either increasing or reducing the rate of nosocomial infection. Positive behavior and practices, including hand washing, personal disinfection, hospital disinfection, adequate waste disposal and infection surveillance are known to drastically reduce level of nosocomial infectious organisms [6]. The main cause of nosocomial infection is, presence of pathogenic microbe in the hospital environments containing several kind of pathogen as well as aerosol in hospital air i.e. basic cause of airborne microbial disease transmission. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Nosocomial infection constitute over 25% of infection rates in the hospital setting causing significant morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries [1]. Microorganisms are present in the hospital environment including surfaces of sinks, taps, bedpans, beds, floors, bedspreads, stethoscopes, chairs, cupboards, theatre rooms, on surgical instruments [2]. Microbes in hospital public spaces have been a concern driven subject of significant importance, most especially in developing countries where nosocomial infection is considered to be two to three folds higher than in the developed countries [3]. Methodology: A qualitative survey involved the administration of a structured questionnaire to elicit data on the human dimensions for assessing the knowledge attitude and practice of health worker in nosocomial infection from different Units and Departments of the General Hospital Ilorin. Also, laboratory analysis of samples collected from contact surfaces from different wards was done. Original Research Article Bilewu et al.; AJRNH, 3(1): 52-63, 2020; Article no.AJRNH.56767 53 Results: Showed the practices of health workers that influences nosocomial infection, it indicates a higher percentage (63.7) of the population do not use personal protective equipment(PPE), The waste disposal method open dumping takes the highest percentage (55%) also, once in a day hospital disinfection is indicated by highest percentage (43.3%). Highest percentage (40.8%) Indicated that Izal is used for disinfection A higher percentage (56.8%) indicated that there is no Steady water supply. Highest percentage (59.2%) of the population study indicated that the source of water supply is well. Conclusion: The burden of HAIs is very high, knowledge of workers concerning HAIs is adequate yet the attitude and practice to prevent HAIs is poor, despite the more scientific knowledge on the roles of inanimate objects in the spread of hospital acquired infections, it is starling that only a minority of healthcare worker takes appropriate steps to counter this transmissibility. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Olaolu O. Bilewu1* , Adedapo A. Adejumo1,2 and Abiodun Olasehinde | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1504 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health 3(1): 52-63, 2020; Article no.AJRNH.56767 | |
| dc.title | Assessment of Bacterial Burden and Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers on Nosocomial Infection in General Hospital Ilorin, Kwara State | |
| dc.type | Article |