Attitude, patient safety, and stakeholders efforts to prevent Surgical site infections (SSI) at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital

Surgical site infections (SSI) are infections that occur after surgery with differentiating rates of 14%-16% in patients. According to several health-related studies, its impact is usually due to financial problems and quality of life (21). Therefore, this research aims to determine the attitude, patient safety, and stakeholders factors capable of preventing Surgical Site Infections. This is a qualitative research, with data obtained from SSI patients at PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Hospital, and analyzed using the multiple regression coefficients. The result showed that the attitude variable in terms of SSI prevention efforts was 51.9%, thereby indicating that the patients were obedient to the use of hand hygiene and personal protective equipment. Meanwhile, regarding patient safety, the value was 36.5%, despite the application of 7 strategies with the majority not properly adhered. Furthermore, the value of stakeholder support was in the medium category (46.1). This is because even though the management has provided adequate infrastructure, there were problems with coordination between units. In conclusion, surgical site infections (SSI) can be prevented by educating health workers on the importance of using protective equipment, hand hygiene, adherence to patient safety standards, and support for stakeholders in constructing infrastructure