Knowledge attitude and practices of health workers towards the spread of nosocomial infections in Ikole local government area, Ekiti state Department: Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6648 Rating: (3.0) votes: 2Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study is predominantly focused on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of healthcare workers towards the prevention of nosocomial infections in Ikole local Government, Ekiti State. Nosocomial infection also known as hospital acquired infection whose development is favored by the hospital environment. It is an infection that occurs in a patient in a hospital or other healthcare facility in which the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. A descriptive study in which 295 respondents were selected for the study, where a structured questionnaire was used to solicit information from the people and most of the respondents had adequate knowledge of the spread of nosocomial infection. 74.6% of the respondents believe that wearing gloves provides adequate protection from acquiring an infection while 58.6% agreed that the use of alcohol based sanitizer is the best option and 80.0%believes that washing hand with soap and water prevent someone from acquiring infection. From the findings of this study, it is suggested that there should be regular training for healthcare workers on topical public health issues such as nosocomial infections and their control by hospital management and various professional bodies to ensure better adherence and compliance. The barrier and protection such as hand washing, use of gloves, and hand disinfection will also be recommended as precautional written guidelines in every institution for Health Care Workers. Communication facilities and accessories such as computers and internet services should be made available and accessible to all Health Care Workers so as to enhance and update their knowledge about current trends in the prevention of nosocomial infections. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state»Attitude and practice of mothers towards exclusive breast feeding in selected markets in Ilorin metropolis