Abstract:
Introduction Globally a hundreds and millions of healthcare providers and
patients/clients acquired healthcare facility-associated infections like Human immuno
deficiency virus, HepatitisB virus, HepatitisC virus, and multidrug-resistant
tuberculosis as well as other emerging and re-emerging bacterial and viral infections
due to absence or inappropriate use of Standard precautions.
Objectives: This study assessed the magnitude of compliance with standard
precautions of health care workers and associated factors at university of Gondar
teaching referral hospitals.
Methods: An institution based quantitative cross- sectional study was conducted
among 407 health care workers from March to April, 2014. Stratified random
sampling followed by simple random sampling technique was used to select the
study participants. Data was collected using pretested structured self administered
questionnaire. A Multivariate logistic regression model was created to predict
compliance towards standard precautions.
Results: Ninety six percent of the study participants returned the questionnaires.
The proportion of health care workers compliance towards standard precautions was
found to be 52%. Sex [females] (AOR [95%CI]1.84(1.17-2.89)), knowledge
[unsatisfactory](AOR[95%CI]0.46(0.29-0.72)),readilyaccessibilityofPPE(AOR[95%CI]
3.24(1.64-6.40)), more frequent management support for safety(AOR[95%CI]
2.64(1.47-4.72))and training[no](AOR[95%CI]0.55(0.34-0.87))were statistically
significant predictors of compliance towards standard precautions.
