Assessment of infection control practice in woliso st.lukas hospital,south west shoa , Ethiopia

Abstract

Background:- Hospital acquired infections often have serious consequences for the individual or the hospital community and community at large. Although most infection control and safety principles were formulated in the 1960,. This aria has gained importance in the past three decades due to the AIDS. Pandemic in the United States and Europe. Control of communicable diseases have been achieved in the developed countries through education regulations, and public health measurements such as health care infection control and safety).Objective:- to assesses infection control practice in Woliso St. Lukas Hospital and dental clinic Methods:- Across sectional study was conducted to achieve the goal of the study self administer questioners was distributed for all health care workers (nurses, Doctors, hygienists, cleaners & midwifery) about general practice of infection control in Woliso St.lukus hospital. Results: A cross-sectional study was done on 88 health care workers in Woliso St. Lukas hospital to assess their infection control practice in the hospital. All of the study subjects were able to fill the questionnaire completely. Of 88 total respondents ,45(51.6%)and43(48.57%) were males and females respectevily.33(37.5%) of total respondents were nurses which 13(39.4%)males and 20(61.57%) females respectively and the rest were medicaldoctors15(17.1%),dental doctor1(1.1%),midwifery7(7.7%),lab.techn 7(7.4%) and cleaners 13(11.7%). The age of most respondents ranges from 20-29 years which is 40(45.5%),most of monthly income of respondents were between 1000-200 birr per month. All 88(100%)respondents believed that health care works were at risk of occupational exposure to transmittable diseases. Only about 14(15.9%) of total respondents were immunized against hepatitis B virus(HBV). Conclusion& recommendation:- As study showed all health care works in Woliso st. Lukas hospital were believe that risk of occupational exposure to transmittable diseases. On the study showed poor in some infection control and good on other mechanism according to sterilization I isolation precaution. On this study most of health care workers had good information for transmission diseases via saliva, air and blood born in the hospital as well as all most all health care workers in the hospital used sterilized instruments and wear gloves before procedures. I would like to recommend the hospital administrators to give an educational program and special training on infection control& precaution taken in Woliso St.lukas for health care workers, especially those who are more risk for occupational transmittable diseases(nurses, midwifery, cleaners…..) I also like to recommend Woliso st.lukas Hospital administrators and hospital staff to give progressive seminars on both theoretically and practically on infection control practice for all health care workers in the Hospital