Abstract:
Background:- Hospital acquired infections often have serious consequences for the individual or the
hospital community at large. However nosocomial infection can be prevented and controlled among
staff and patient through careful and systematic attention to infection control guidelines and
procedures. Control of communicable disease has been achieved in the developed countries througheducation, regulations, and public health measures such as health care infection control and safety
(IC&S).
Objective:- to assesses basic infection control practice in Jimma University specialized Hospital .
Methods:- Across sectional study with convenient sampling technique was conducted to achieve the
goal of the study. self administer questioners was distributed for health care workers (Nurses, Doctors,
health officers , anesthesia & midwifery) about general practice of infection control in Jimma University
Specialized hospital.
Results and discussion:- the data was cleaned and analyzed manually and using on line contingency
table, the association was determined, result was displayed using tables. From the table most of the
respondents were good on some infection control mechanism , while, poor on some other infection
control mechanism.
Conclusion& recommendation:- the study shows that although most of the health care workers under
studied recognized the importance of cross infection control theoretically, they have not changed it into
practice accordingly, for such problem ,it is better for Jimma university specialized Hospital
administrators to give progressive seminars both theoretically and practically on infection control
practice for all health care workers in the Hospital and supervising them accordingly
