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Knowledge, attitude and practices among the doctors on Hospital Acquired Infections of Govt. Hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Background: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) occurs in a while receiving treatment in a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, clinical settings or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more after the hospital admission. Therefore, addressing this growing public healt...

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Auteur principal: Tajree, Jannatun
Format: Thèse
Langue:anglais
Publié: AUW 2025
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Background: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) occurs in a while receiving treatment in a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, clinical settings or other health care facility that first appear 48 hours or more after the hospital admission. Therefore, addressing this growing public health concern at the earliest is necessary to maintain a healthy nation, Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge attitude and practice of HAI in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This study also aims to identify and develop recommendation for prevention of HAI in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Method: A cross sectional study among 200 doctors of both male and female in two government hospital was conducted from January to May, 2021. Revised questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge, attitude and practice, socio-demographic information. Data analysis was done in SPSS. Results: Majority of the participants belonged to <=40 age group and were females (96.1%). The present study showed that, 80% healthcare personnel have some knowledge about Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI). According to study participants, commonly found infection hospital acquired infections was Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus and patient’s attendant were the most vulnerable (52%) group to HAI. Most of the study participants washed their hands after handling the patients (74.5%). Conclusion: The result of the study showed that doctors are well aware of HAIs. It showed that they have good number of knowledge and practice ethics, positive attitude towards HAIs.
Accès en ligne:https://repository.auw.edu.bd/handle/123456789/377

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