scholarly journals Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cross Infection Control Among Students of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Dental Technology in Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 617-625
Author(s):  
Isra A. Al Bakri ◽  
Wael M. Al Omari ◽  
Aisha Y. Ananzeh ◽  
Sabha M. Alshatrat
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Dental Hygiene ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Technology

Background: Cross infection control, to reduce the incidence of disease transmission between patients and dental team personnel, is an integral part of good clinical practice. Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of cross infection control among dental, dental hygiene, and dental technology students. Methods: Data were collected by a self-administrated questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of infection control measures. The questionnaire was published electronically to final year dental, dental hygiene, and dental technology students through student’s official social media groups . Results: Statistically significant difference was found in relation to students' specialization (p-value ≤ 0.05). None of the dental hygienist students had a negative attitude about infection control, while most of participants with a negative attitude were dental technology students (84.6%). No statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was found between groups in regard to cross-infection knowledge, where the level of knowledge ranged from moderate to good. Conclusion: Good knowledge, attitude, and practice were reported for dental and dental hygiene students, while good knowledge with a negative attitude was found amongst dental technology students. Specialty affected the practice of infection control measures, yet gender was not a significant variable. Improvement of the university curriculum, particularly for dental technology students, to increase awareness and knowledge of cross infection control is highly recommended.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Infection Control Procedures among Dentists of Karachi

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaeem Arif ◽  
Saima Akram Butt ◽  
Madiha Pirvani ◽  
Amir Akber Shaikh ◽  
Ayesha Tariq Niaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aim: Infection control is crucial in any clinical setting. It is vital that all dentists must follow the infection control protocols in their clinics to prevent cross-infection. In a dental clinic, even simple dental procedures including extractions, scaling and root planning, dental crown preparations and root canal treatment, have a high risk of exposure to blood, which may cause transmission blood-borne diseases. Dentist’s compliance with these guidelines and recommendations have been recently studied in different parts of the world.  Hence this study was performed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding infection control measures among private dental practioners in Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design:  Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted for a period of four months in   Karachi, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: Present cross–sectional study was performed by interviewing 234 dentists via a questionnaire based upon various questions regarding infection control. Sample were collected using convenience sampling, from private dental clinics in Karachi, Pakistan. Setting: Questionnaire were sent to 400 general dentist in Karachi, out of which 234 replied. Results: Mostly (69%) dentists who took part in the study were males. Regarding infection control, most of the individuals had a comprehensive understanding of infection control techniques. Isolation was considered to play a vital role in cross-infection prevention by 97.3% of the dentists. 93.2% used autoclave for sterilization and majority had thorough knowledge of the process involved. Regarding preventive measures, 66.7% of the dentists were vaccinated against major infectious agents in our society and 92.2% took protective measures required to prevent cross-infection. Conclusion: Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding infection control of dentists in private clinic of Karachi, Pakistan are satisfactory.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Patient’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Cross-Infection Control in Dentistry during COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S6
Author(s):  
Muhammad Adeel Ahmed ◽  
Rizwan Jouhar ◽  
Samira Adnan ◽  
Naseer Ahmed ◽  
Tuba Ghazal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Cross Infection ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Patients ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the patient’s knowledge, attitude, and practice of cross-infection control in dentistry during coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19). Materials and Methods This cross-sectional observational study was conducted at Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine, Karachi from June 2020 to August 2020. A total of 775 patients participated to fill questionnaire. After scrutiny, 25 questionnaire forms were excluded due to incomplete information. Questionnaire was divided in to four sections. First section obtained patients sociodemographic information, while knowledge of patients regarding cross-infection control during COVID-19 pandemic was evaluated in second section. Similarly, the purpose of third section was to assess attitude and fourth section was designed to evaluate practice. Likert’s 3-point scale was used for registration of participant’s response. The reliability of questionnaire was assessed through Crohnbach’s α (α = 0.74). Statistical analysis was performed after entering data in to SPSS version 25. Independent t-test was used to evaluate the difference in patients’ knowledge, attitude, and practice. A p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results Majority of the participants agreed that COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease (631, 97%) and daily screening of staff, dental assistants, dentists, and patients is necessary (568, 75.7%) along with proper sterilization of instruments and disinfection of dental operatory (650, 86.66%). A large number of participant also agreed that proper disposal of waste is utmost important for cross-infection control (601, 80.24%) and patient's waiting area should also be marked with social distancing sign (620, 82.66%). However, when asked about the common route of COVID-19 transmission in dentistry, 341 (45.5%) participants disagreed that it is not through aerosol (water droplets) generated during dental procedures. Conclusions Dental health professionals should take additional measures to educate dental patients on mechanism of potential spread of COVID-19 through the aerosols and droplets generated during dental procedures. They should also encourage the dental patients to be vigilant and question the cross-infection control measures practiced by the dentist to whom they go for dental treatment, and to decrease their chances of acquiring an infection during their visit to the dental office.

scholarly journals Infection Control Measures among Healthcare Workers: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1068-1080
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Gasaba ◽  
Jonathan Niciza ◽  
Daniel Muhayimana ◽  
Edouard Niyongabo
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Infection Control Measures ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Perceived Barriers Among Mental Health Professionals in Sudanese Psychiatric Hospitals Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajr Elhashimi ◽  
Mohammed Ibrahim ◽  
Bhaga Taha
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Background: Since March 11, 2020, COVID-19 has been declared as a pandemic by WHO, it has caused substantial morbidity and mortality globally thus knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) related to the COVID-19 outbreak are one of the priorities in such a pandemic. KAP in a non-COVID facility, such as a psychiatric institution needs to be addressed. Aims: To assess mental health professionals knowledge, attitude, and practice working Sudanese in psychiatric facilitatesMethods: A cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire targeting the whole population of mental health professionals(MHPs) which is 141, was conducted at three psychiatric facilities in Khartoum state , Sudan. 89 agreed to participate in the study consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses staff participated in the study. Results: 70.8% of MHP’s in this study had adequate knowledge of COVID-19 symptomatology, transmission, management, and preventive measures. 44.9% were not willing to take COVID19 vaccine. Good practices like maintaining quarantine during outbreak and wearing a medical mask were observed. The significant difference found in Spearman’s correlation was between knowledge and attitude which was negative correlation. Findings showed that MHPs (37.1%,N=33) had positive Practice,(57.3%,N=51) had positive attitude regarding COVID-19. MHPs perceived that lack of an official specialized in infection control ,overcrowding in psychiatric patients’ room and Lack of policy procedures of infection control practice were the major barriers to infection control. Inferential analysis indicated that Social workers showing higher knowledge (mean=57.95) than other MHPs (P=0.009) and psychiatrist showed higher attitude (62.63). Conclusions: This study found that MHPs in Sudan have good knowledge, and suggest a special need to scale up facilities’ infection control materials to meet the required good practice.

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