Knowledge and Use of Disinfection Policy in Some Government Hospitals in South-East, Nigeria.
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2013-10
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Aims: This study was carried out to evaluate the knowledge and use of disinfection
policy in government hospitals in south-east geopolitical zone of Nigeria and to compare
the three categories of government hospitals.
Study Design: This was a descriptive, cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Intensive Care Units and Special Care baby Units
(SCBU), Departments of Pharmacy (Compounding/Storage Unit), Medical Laboratory
Services, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, between February and May 2012.
Methodology: A structured self administered and pre-tested questionnaires were
administered to 200 randomly selected healthcare workers which included 40
Pharmacists, 59 Nurses, 55 Resident/General Practice Medical doctors and 46 Medical
laboratory scientists, employed full-time in selected government hospitals in southeast
geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
Results: The sample size and the response rate were 200 and 100% respectively. About 53.3% of the respondents have heard of the policy, but only 24.5% of them
actually know what it means. Only about 22% of all the respondents have applied the
policy. The study also reveals that the level of knowledge of disinfection policy is not
significantly related to the level of its application by the healthcare workers in the
southeast (P-value 0.143, for chi-square and 0.49, for Pearson Correlation). Up to 78%
of the healthcare workers have an idea about the different levels of disinfection. The
University Teaching Hospitals seem to have better knowledge and use of the policy than
the Federal Medical Centres and the General Hospitals.
Conclusion: The knowledge of disinfection policy among the healthcare workers and its
application is poor. This is worst in General Hospitals. There is therefore urgent need for
a national policy on disinfection and health workers’ education or training on the policy
and its application in all hospitals in the nation.
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Knowledge, use, disinfection policy, government, hospitals
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Oli A N, Nweke J N, Ugwu M C, Anagu L O, Oli A H, Esimone C O. Knowledge and Use of Disinfection Policy in Some Government Hospitals in South-East, Nigeria. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2013 Oct-Dec; 3(4): 1097-1108.