Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Nurses Regarding Nosocomial Infections Control in Teaching Hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran (2015)

Background & Aims of the Study: About a third of mortality in hospitals devoted tonosocomial infections. Nosocomial infection is an infection after the exposure of healthtreatmentservices in unit s treatment. Lack of knowledge or ignorance of personnel totransmission methods and prevention of nosocomial infections are caused transmission ofinfectious diseases to staffs and patients. The aim of this research was the investigation ofknowledge, attitude and practice of nurses from control methods of nosocomial infections.Materials & Methods: This research is a cross- sectional study. 200 person of the nurses ofworking in teaching hospitals of Kermanshah university of Medical sciences were investigated,using questionnaire. The validity of questionnaire as context evaluated by expert individuals andtheir reliability evaluated by Cronbach s alpha 75%. Data analysis was carried out, using SPSS16, chi–square test and exact fisher test.Results: Investigation results showed that 69.5% nurses had good knowledge, 61.5% meanattitude and 80% good practice have into nosocomial infections control. Access to disinfectantwas caused practice better than knowledge and attitude. There was a significant differencebetween knowledge, attitude and practice. Also, a significant difference was observed betweeneducation and attitude.Conclusion: Most of nurses have good knowledge and practice into nosocomial infectionscontrol. As regards to the important role of nurses in prevention of nosocomial infections,education of them is need for increase of prevention behaviors.