Nurses’ Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Nosocomial Infections at a Specialized Hospital, Dhaka

Background: Nosocomial infection has become the burning issue of the day and it poses serious risk to health security. It has bad impact on health about 1.7 million people (Faizi, 2020). Knowledgeable nursing staff plays a major role in prevention of nosocomial infections.  Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the level of nurses’ knowledge regarding prevention of nosocomial infections.  Methods: A descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 50 those were conveniently selected from National Institute of Disease of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected by the researchers using self-administered questionnaire with a set of 20 knowledge related questions. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, mean) by using master sheet and scientific calculators.  Results: Majority of the nurses were female with mean the age of 33 and the range of age was 26-53 years. The result of this study showed that 42% respondents had good level of knowledge, 20% had average level of knowledge, and rest of 6% respondents had poor level of knowledge on prevention of nosocomial infections. This present study also showed that higher professional qualification influenced the higher level of respondents’ knowledge on prevention of nosocomial infections.  Conclusion: This study found that nearly half of the respondents had good level of knowledge regarding prevention of nosocomial infections.  Recommendation: Provide educational training regarding prevention and control of nosocomial infections.