Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study
Background: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a significant global challenge, particularly in low-income countries. Nurses play a crucial role in preventing and controlling HAIs by adhering to standard precautions. However, challenges persist in ensuring consistent implementation among health...
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| description | Background:
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a significant global challenge, particularly in low-income countries. Nurses play a crucial role in preventing and controlling HAIs by adhering to standard precautions. However, challenges persist in ensuring consistent implementation among health care workers.
Aim:
To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to standard precautions among registered nurses posted in medical and surgical wards and to identify related factors.
Materials and Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 70 registered nurses at a district-level hospital in Northern India using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-structured KAP questionnaire on standard precautions. Two-step cluster analysis was employed to categorise the study samples. Differences between the KAP groups were assessed using statistical tests. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors influencing the KAP groups.
Results:
Most nurses (54.3%) belonged to the Poor KAP group, while the remaining 45.7% belonged to the Good KAP group. A significant variation in the KAP clusters was observed according to marital status (P<0.05). A weak negative correlation was found between the knowledge and attitude scores in both KAP groups (P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that nurses’ KAP was significantly influenced by their attitude and practice scores.
Conclusions:
Most nurses exhibited poor knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards standard precautions. Attitude and practices had a significant negative influence on nurses’ KAP, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve adherence to standard precautions and mitigate the risk of HAIs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8429a0c8249c43eaa9b3bfdbf4c052e12025-01-07T05:18:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsCurrent Medicine Research and Practice2352-08172352-08252024-12-0114623824410.4103/cmrp.cmrp_91_24Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional studySoni ChauhanSaumya Prakash SrivastavaSurya Kant TiwariShraddha SinghSwati Singh PatelLavkush YadavBackground: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a significant global challenge, particularly in low-income countries. Nurses play a crucial role in preventing and controlling HAIs by adhering to standard precautions. However, challenges persist in ensuring consistent implementation among health care workers. Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to standard precautions among registered nurses posted in medical and surgical wards and to identify related factors. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 70 registered nurses at a district-level hospital in Northern India using a purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-structured KAP questionnaire on standard precautions. Two-step cluster analysis was employed to categorise the study samples. Differences between the KAP groups were assessed using statistical tests. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to identify factors influencing the KAP groups. Results: Most nurses (54.3%) belonged to the Poor KAP group, while the remaining 45.7% belonged to the Good KAP group. A significant variation in the KAP clusters was observed according to marital status (P<0.05). A weak negative correlation was found between the knowledge and attitude scores in both KAP groups (P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that nurses’ KAP was significantly influenced by their attitude and practice scores. Conclusions: Most nurses exhibited poor knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards standard precautions. Attitude and practices had a significant negative influence on nurses’ KAP, highlighting the need for targeted interventions to improve adherence to standard precautions and mitigate the risk of HAIs.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cmrp.cmrp_91_24attitudecluster analysiscross infectionhealth knowledgenursespracticeregression analysis |
| spellingShingle | Soni Chauhan Saumya Prakash Srivastava Surya Kant Tiwari Shraddha Singh Swati Singh Patel Lavkush Yadav Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study Current Medicine Research and Practice attitude cluster analysis cross infection health knowledge nurses practice regression analysis |
| title | Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practices regarding standard precautions among registered nurses in medical and surgical wards a cross sectional study |
| topic | attitude cluster analysis cross infection health knowledge nurses practice regression analysis |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/cmrp.cmrp_91_24 |
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