Impact of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Health Workers toward Standard Precautions in Omdurman Teaching Hospital 2023

The objective was to assess the knowledge level, attitude, and practice of health care workers in Omdurman teaching hospital towards standard precautions, and to identify the related factors. Furthermore, it was attempted to identify the proportion of having the experience of needle stick injuries (NSIs) and associated factors among participants. Methods This exploratory cross-sectional hospital-based study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of participants regarding standard precautions in the Omdurman Teaching Hospital. The study population .Health care workers who include Doctors, Nurses, lab technicians, and waste handlers .Inclusion criteria: All the above populations, both male and female. Accept to participate in the study Exclusion criteria: Those who are not dealing directly with patient care. The questionnaire included (22) question related knowledge items, (21) practice items, and (14) attitude items. Based on the mean score of each category, responses were grouped Good knowledge 90% -100.Fair knowledge 50%-70% Poor knowledge less than 50%.same score for attitude and practice. Using p value .000 as significant correlation. Results The mean age of the participants 1.5286 SD.50008, and 05)37.5%) of them were female 57.5% of the staff had good level of correct knowledge 236(84.3%) had a fair knowledge while fair attitude 270(99.6%) and 140(50%)hand fair practice towards standard precautions. There is significant correlation of knowledge attitude and practice with occupation received training program regarding infection control and years of service respectively Conclusion The findings revealed a substandard adherence of standard precautions among participants, which highlighted the necessity of the provision of a periodic, tailored training program based on the occupation and risk exposure.