Assess The Knowledge Regarding Infection Prevention And Control Measures Among Nurses Working In Maternity Units

Abstract

Introduction: Many People are getting hospital acquired infection. Infection Prevention control is approach which help to prevent health care workers and patients from being affected by the infections which are avoidable. Aim of the study: To assess the knowledge and factors impacting adherence towards infection prevention control measures among nurses working in maternity units from selected hospitals of Pune city. Objectives of the study are to assess the level of knowledge related to infection prevention and control measures among nurses and to associate the level of knowledge score with selected demographic variables. Material and method: Quantitative research approach and Non experimental research group design was used. 220 staff nurses were selected by Non probability purposive sampling technique. Data collected through self made tool. Reliability was done by using Test-Retest method. r value for knowledge Questionnaires tool is 0.96, tools are found reliable for the study as  r value  was more than 0.7. Result: Majority (26.8%) were from 25-30 years of age group. Maximum nurses were from GNM(51.8%) professional qualification .Most of the sample’s designation was staff nurse(86.4%).Maximum nurses(41.8%) had 1-5 years of total years of experience. Majority of the nurses (45.5%) had total 1-5 years of experience in maternity units. Among all the staff nurses majority had hospital training(64.5%) as any exposure of training related to infection prevention and control measure. 63.6% of them had average knowledge .The demographic variables age, professional qualification, designation, total year of experience and total years of experience in maternity units were found to have a significant association with the knowledge among nurses working in maternity units regarding infection prevention and control measures as p value is less than 0.05.Conclusion: The study concluded that staff nurses had average knowledge of infection prevention and control measures.