The Effect Of The Knowledge And Practices Of Infection Control Standard Among Health Care Workers In The Healthcare Sector Level In Saudi Arabia 2024

Abstract

Background

Healthcare infection control standard among health care workers infections have been a critical cause of morbidity and an undue burden in the healthcare system in Saudi Arabia. Infection contributes to increased length of hospital stay, higher mortality and higher health-care costs. Prevention and infection control standard is a critical public health concern. Infection control standard among health care workers are largely preventable through compliance with standard infection control techniques.  Protocols of infection control standard management urge the significance of these measures to infection prevent the spread of contaminated organic essential fluids, the administration of harmful gases, and the proper disposal of hazardous bio-waste products. Unsafe practices in dealing with needle sticks, sharp instruments, contamination of the wound surface, the following aspect of the patient, the absence of health care gowns, goggles, and caps, using contaminated masks, and neglecting the immediately required rules and precautions increase the transmission of the infection. Aim of study: To Assessment effect of the knowledge and practices of infection control standard among health care workers in the healthcare sector level in Saudi Arabia 2024. Methods: This cross sectional study included (300) health care workers in the healthcare sector level at Saudi Arabia 2024. (Preventive Medicine, Nurse technician, dental Clinics, health Management , laboratory department, radiology department, physiotherapy department, Pharmacy section ) from health sector an self-administrated questionnaire was constructed by the researcher and was used for data collection. Results: practice of the healthcare workers about standard precautions of infection control regarding the practice the majority of participant (59.0%) have average of the practice about standard precautions of infection control, followed by (26.0%) of participant high and weak were (15.0).Conclusion: Having good knowledge and practice of infection control standard among health care workers in the healthcare sector level to prevent the spread of infections from health-care facilities. Our research highlighted the gaps in knowledge and practice  of the HCWs practicing  the knowledge and practice The demonstrated poor level of knowledge and compliance to infection control demands more research to unravel this existing gap. However,