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Special Editorial :
Bashing and murder of doctors and health care workers in Myanmar
Lesley Pocock
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.940104
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Regional Policy and Covid

Primary Health Care in Pandemics: Barriers, Challenges and Opportunities
Tawfik A M Khoja, Waris Qidwai, Salman Rawaf, Faisal A Alnaser, Kashmira Nanji, Abdullah T Khoja, Nabil Yasin Al Kurashi, Nagwa Eid Sobhy Saad, Wafa Halasa, Taghreed M Farahat, Mohammed Al Shafaee, Mariam Al Shetti, Muntazar Bashir, Wadeia Alsharief, Rihab AlWotayan, Saied Alimky, Huda al-duwaisan
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94090

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on career perceptions among medical students in (IMSIU)
Abdulmalk Abdullah Almadhi, Abdulaziz H Alhorishi, Abdullah Z Alnamshan, Faris A Alkhamis, Ruba S Alosaimi, Turki Y Alassaf, Fahad A Alateeq
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94091

Public willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman Alamri, Noura Ali Alshahrani, Alaa Abdulrahman Al Bakita, Anhar saud alqahtani, Jamilah Hassan Aldaleel Alshahrani, Maram saad Alshahrani
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94092

Original Contribution

A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge of Oral Health Problems Among Diabetes Patients in Saudi Arabia
Afnan A. Malibari, Mariann H. Al-Jehani, Dareen A. Qattan, Noor S. Alharbi, Morooj H. Alharbi, Hanan S. Bin Yahib, Abdullah M Alzahrani
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94093

Prevalence and Co-occurrence of Major Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorders Among Adolescents in Qatar
Muneera Al-Muhannadi, Khalid Al-Karbi, Hashed Ahmed Ali Amran, Amr Faisal Alsharafi, Omar Taha Alabbas, Khalid Al-Marri, Mohamed Salem
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94094

Efficacy of curcumin on inflammatory pain across different disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of Randomized controlled trials
Khalid Al-Karbi, Muneera Al-Muhannadi, Yosaf Al-Rabeei, Rashed J. Al-Kubaisi, Ahamad Bawazir, Mohamed H Mahmoud
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94095

Teachers' awareness regarding first-aid management and control of epistaxis inside schools in Taif region, Saudi Arabia
Sattam Aljuaid, Rahaf A. Alqahtani, Sarah H. Alqasem, Yara T. Alsulaimani, Shahad A. Alqahtani, Shmookh M. Alsalmi, Rawan M. Altowairqi
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94096

Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Parental Feeding Practices for Children 3-5 years old
Eman Elsayed Sedik Ibrahim, Rasha Saad Alkholy, Heba Galal Elnahas, Marwa Sayed Mohamed Said
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94097

Perception, feedback regarding post-surgical complications of tracheostomy
Ali Maeed Suliman Al-Shehri, Alaa Abdulrahman H Alshehri, Wajd Abdulwahab Saeed Almathami, Zoha Saleh A Alghamdi, Afnan Sultan M Alshehri, Azza Mofareh Obaid Almarir, Raghad Abdullah Y Asiri, Rehab Saleh M Al doban, Shuruq Zafer A Alshehri
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94098

Assessment of Health Care Workers' Knowledge and Practice Toward Infection Standard Precautions in Primary Health Care setting, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Hanein Saad ALjohani, Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.940103

Population and Community Studies

Special Editorial: Bashing and murder of doctors and health care workers in Myanmar
Lesley Pocock
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.940104

Prevalence, Awareness and Perception of Influenza Vaccine among Geriatrics in Abha region, Saudi Arabia
Mona Majrashi, Abdulrahman Majrashi, Amani Osman, Safar Abadi Al-Saleem
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94099

The pattern of diabetic foot and its complications in Albaha, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed H AlGhamdi, Ali G AlGhamdi, Anwar A AlGhamdi, Mohammed A Aldokhi, Amal M AlZahrani, Ebtehal S AlGhamdi, Ahmed A AlZahrani, Riyadh Abdullah Alghamdi
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.940105

Awareness regarding diabetic peripheral neuropathy and its risk factors among diabetics in Muhayil City, Saudi Arabia
Mosa Bahhary, Yahia M. Alkhaldi, Safar A Alsaleem
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[Abstract]
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94100

Prevalence, determinants and impact of migraine on quality of life of healthcare workers at primary healthcare centers in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
Fahad Jaber Salman Alfaifi, Mohammed Yahia Qasim, Adel Mushref Al-Harban, Saeed Saad A Alqahtani, Nasser Mubarak S Alshahrani
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94101

Burnout among the Directors of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Abdulrahman Basheikh
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94102

Review

Barriers to Premarital Thalassemia Screening in Asia
Nazish Jaffar, Laaraib Khan, Urooba Imran Ahmed, Nimra Hussain Vistro, Amna khan, M. Yousuf Memon
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DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94106

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August 2021 - Volume 19, Issue 8

Assessment of Health Care Workers’ Knowledge and Practice Toward Infection Standard Precautions in Primary Health Care setting, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia

Hanein Saad ALjohani (1)
Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman (2)

(1) Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Academy (FMA), Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia
(2) Department of Community Medicine, Family Medicine Academy (FMA), Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:
Hanein Saad ALjohani
Department of Family Medicine, Family Medicine Academy (FMA),
Qassim Health Cluster,
Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 58 233 2441
Email: dr.haneen222@gmail.com

Received: June 2021; Accepted: July 2021; Published: August 1, 2021. Citation: Hanein Saad ALjohani, Amel Abdalrahim Sulaiman. Assessment of Health Care Workers’ Knowledge and Practice Toward Infection Standard Precautions in Primary Health Care setting, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2021; 19(8): 81-90 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.940103

Abstract


Background: This study aimed to assess knowledge of standard precautions (SPs) and infection control by healthcare workers (HCWs) at the primary healthcare level in Buraidah City, Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A cross sectional study enrolled HCWs (doctors, nurses, lab workers) from 20 primary healthcare (PHC) centers in Buraidah. Two-hundred participants were selected randomly to participate in this study. Data was collected by a pretested, self-administered questionnaire, containing 29 items about basic knowledge of components of SPs and infection control including hand hygiene, personal protective equipment, sharps disposal, environmental sanitation and care of healthcare providers. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS.

Results: The mean age of HCWs was 35.7 (SD±6.6) years. Females represented (51.5%) of the study participants. History of receiving formal training in standard infection control precaution in the last three years was mentioned by almost two-thirds (68.5%) of them. About 102 (51.0%) of the HCWs had adequate level of knowledge (>5 correct answers) regarding standard precautions(SPs) of infection control. The younger (p=0.020), non-Saudi healthcare workers (p<0.001), physicians (p<0.001); particularly consultants (p=0.018), were more knowledgeable than their counterparts. The barriers of improper use of PPEs reported by HCWs were uncomfortable (61.5%), some patients feel stigmatized when PPEs are used (60.5%), shortage in items at PHCC (54%) and workload due to patients’ over-crowding (49%).

Conclusion: Generally the study finding revealed adequate knowledge of SPs among the study participants. However, inadequate knowledge particularly concerning the disposal of sharp instruments and hand hygiene were also detected. These findings highlighted the necessity of the provision of a comprehensive training program to ensure compliance with infection control measures by HCWs.

Key words: knowledge, practice, infection standard precautions, primary health care







 


 
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