Abstract:
In hospitalized patients, it is a common and potentially fatal complication. Knowledge, positive attitude,
and effective practice on VTE prophylaxis are vital for the proper management of patients. Inadequate
knowledge and poor practice of health professionals towards VTE prophylaxis increased patients’
complications.
Objective: To assess knowledge, Attitude, practices, and associated factors towards VTE prophylaxis
among health professionals for adults hospitalized patients at the University of X in 2021.
Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study on 404 health professionals from May, 10 to June 20,
2021, at University of X hospital. Consecutive sampling was used to select the study participants. Both
bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were used to identify factors associated with the
knowledge, attitude, and practice level of health professionals towards VTE prophylaxis. In multivariable
analysis, variables with a p-value of <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Hosmer-Lemeshow
test was used to check for model goodness-of-fit.
Results: A total of 404 health professionals who worked at the University of X hospital involved in the
study with a response rate of 96%. The overall proportion of satisfactory knowledge, positive attitude, and
good practice towards VTE prophylaxis for hospitalized patients were 49.8% (95% CI: 44.8e54.7), 87.1%
(95% CI: 83.85e90.41), and 39.9% (95% CI: 35.1e44.6) respectively. Health professionals whose years of
experience >10 years were greater than 5 times (AOR ¼ 5.415, 95% CI 1.037e28.287) more likely to have
satisfactory knowledge about VTE prophylaxis as compared to professionals who had less than 5 years of
experience. Experience, work unit, knowledge, and level of education were associated significantly with
practice.
Conclusion: and recommendations: A low degree of knowledge and poor practices on VTE prophylaxis
among health professionals noted in this study. We recommend to implement local guidelines and
policy.
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Surgical Associates Ltd. This is an open
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