Health Care Workers and Standard Precautions: Perceptions and Determinants of Compliance in the Emergency and Trauma Triage of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Sangini Punia; Suma Nair; Ranjitha S Shetty

doi:10.1155/2014/685072

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Health Care Workers and Standard Precautions: Perceptions and Determinants of Compliance in the Emergency and Trauma Triage of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

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Health Care Workers and Standard Precautions: Perceptions and Determinants of Compliance in the Emergency and Trauma Triage of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Sangini Punia, Suma Nair and Ranjitha S Shetty

International scholarly research notices, Vol.2014, pp.1-5

2014

DOI: 10.1155/2014/685072

PMCID: PMC4897196

PMID: 27433500

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Abstract

Background. Careful adherence to standard precautions can protect both health care workers (HCWs) and patients from infections. The present study identified the perceptions and compliance with the use of standard precautions and assessed the determinants of noncompliance among the HCWs in an emergency and trauma triage centre. Methods. A cross-sectional study using a semistructured questionnaire was carried out to collect the relevant information from the study participants. Results. A total of 162 HCWs were recruited into the study, who reported varying degrees of compliance with standard precautions. While most of them declared the use of hand rub (95%) and gloves (77%), reported use of protective eye gear and outer protective clothing was very low (22 and 28%, resp.). Despite a perceived risk of exposure to blood-borne infections, 8% of the HCWs had not completed the hepatitis B vaccination schedule. About 17% reported at least one needle stick injury in the past year but only 5.6% received medical attention. Conclusion. Inadequate adherence to standard precautions among health care providers warrants new training and monitoring strategies. Establishment of an effective occupational health cell incorporating these elements including periodic surveillance could be the way forward.

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Title: Subtitle: Health Care Workers and Standard Precautions: Perceptions and Determinants of Compliance in the Emergency and Trauma Triage of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India
Creators: Sangini Punia - Department of Anesthesiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52246, USA
Suma Nair - Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka 576 104, India
Ranjitha S Shetty - Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka 576 104, India
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International scholarly research notices, Vol.2014, pp.1-5
DOI: 10.1155/2014/685072
PMID: 27433500
PMCID: PMC4897196
NLM abbreviation: Int Sch Res Notices
ISSN: 2356-7872
eISSN: 2356-7872
Language: English
Date published: 2014
Academic Unit: Anesthesia
Record Identifier: 9984006300402771

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