Knowledge, attitude and practice of infection control among health care providers at some Select hospitals in Mogadishu,Somalia .

Abstract The titles of this study was focused on the knowledge, attitude and practice towards infection control among health care provider at Benadir & Osman Fiqi hospitals in Somalia. Background: The general estimate found that more than 2.5 million HAI cases occur in developed and developing countries each year, with about 90% of infections occurring in a resource-limited environment. Specific objectives were: (1) To find out knowledge towards infection control among health care provider at Benadir & Osman Fiqi hospitals in Somalia, (2) To identify attitude towards infection control among health care provider & (3) To determine practice towards infection control among health care provider. Methodology: the study used cross-sectional as research design, while the population of the study was health care provider who were working at Benadir & Fiqi Hospital. Sample size was 70, sampling technique used purposive which mainly focused judgmental selection of the participants, Questionnaire & checklist was used as primary data collection tool while Satirical packages for Social Science (SPSS version 20.0) used as data analyzer tool which used quantitative research as major software. Findings of the study: according to the HCAIs which are commonly seen in the hospital is that the majority of participants 16(22.9%) were answered that respiratory tract infections (RTI) is the most common in the hospital as HCAIs, while the majority of participants 32 (45.7%) were answered Hand washing properly is the single most effective method to prevent HCAIs & finally, the majority of participants 16(22.9%) were answered that they wash their hands Before meals.