Knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions of infection control by hospital workers in two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

Ogoina, Dimie; Pondei, Kemebradikumo; Adetunji, Babatunde; Chima, G; O. Isichei, Christian; Gidado, S

doi:10.1177/1757177414558957

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of standard precautions of infection control by hospital workers in two tertiary hospitals in Nigeria

Published in Journal of Infection Prevention • Jan 1, 2015

Authors:

Dimie Ogoina

Kemebradikumo Pondei

Babatunde Adetunji

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Standard precautions are recommended to prevent transmission of infection in hospitals. However, their implementation is dependent on the knowledge and attitudes of healthcare workers (HCW). This study describes the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of standard precautions of infect...

Subject

Standard precautions

Medicine

Infection control

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