Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

Perception and Practice Regarding Infection Control Measures among Healthcare Workers in District Government Hospital of Tumkur, India

1Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur

2Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, R V Dental College, Bangalore

3Principal & HOD, Department of Prosthodontics, Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur

Online published on 16 January, 2016.

Abstract

Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under recognized and under supported, part of the infrastructure of health care. Hence the objective of the present study was to assess perception & practice of infection control measures among healthcare workers in district government hospital of Tumkur.

A cross sectional study was conducted among hospital employees using a pretested questionnaire which had four domains.

78.5% of health care workers had knowledge about sterilization procedures for infection control and regarding the sterilization procedures used. When observed for practice had many lacunae's.

Knowledge towards infection control procedures was goo but attitude as well as practice was very poor indicating the need for motivation & training.

Keywords

Infection control, Health care workers, Hospital acquired infections