Open AccessKnowledge of standard precautions among healthcare professionals at a Teaching Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Naseem Amin Dhedhi,
Humaira Ashraf,
Ahsun Jiwani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1622_20
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , health professionals , family medicine , standard precautions , teaching hospital , infection control , cross sectional study , nursing , surgery , pathology , economics , economic growth
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are infections acquired by patients during their hospital stay which they did not have previously. This also includes infections acquired by healthcare professionals while managing infected patients. Since both healthcare professionals and patients can be a source of spreading infections across there is a need of practicing standard precautions religiously, to minimize this risk. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of healthcare professionals working at The Indus Hospital, a tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan.