KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD OSTOMY CARE AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG NURSES WORKING IN SOUTHEAST OROMIA GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITALS, ETHIOPIA, 2021

Abstract

Introduction: Ostomy is the surgical attachment of the bowel or ureter to the abdominal wall to allow the elimination of feces or urine. Inappropriate ostomy care due to inadequate knowledge and unfavorable attitude of nurses directly affect the patient’s quality of life in multidimensional aspects that includes poor self-respect, low selfesteem, feeling of independence, impaired sexual life and nutritional status, depression, social isolation and loss of their work. But there is no evidence in Ethiopia regarding knowledge and attitude of nurses towards ostomy care. Objective: The study aimed to assess knowledge and attitude towards ostomy care and its associated factors among nurses working in southeast Oromia governmental hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: Institution-based cross-sectional study design has been conducted from April 01–30/ 2021 in southeast Oromia, governmental hospitals. A total of 410 nurses were selected using a simple random sampling technique. For measures of association, binary and multivariable logistic regressions were employed and statistical significance was declared at p-value less than 0.05. The goodness of fit was checked using Hosmer and Lemeshow test. Result: This study found that