Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Tuberculosis Infection Control among Health Workers in Shivamogga
Keywords:
Tuberculosis, Infection control, Health care settings, Knowledge, attitude and practicesAbstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of ill health and with the raise in incidence of drug resistance TB control efforts have now become even more challenging Which has led to a greater concern towards TB infection control (IC). Institutional settings, and also the health care facilities, have been identified to be at very high risk of TB transmission2. Studies conducted in low and middle income countries have reported high nosocomial transmission of TB among health care workers.
The study was conducted to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of HCWs towards the TB infection control.
Methods: A hospital based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Mc gann hospital attached to Shimoga institute of medical sciences, Shivamogga. A total of 210 nursing staff, lab technicians and others were assessed for knowledge, attitude, and practices on TB infection control using a structured, self administered questionnaire. The data were then analyzed using SPSS software.
Results: In this study it was found that the level of knowledge on TB infection control was good among more than half of the respondents.
Conclusion: The knowledge, attitude and practice regarding TB infection control was not satisfactory. So there is a need for development and implementation of TB infection control plan in all centers providing TB care.
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