Analysis of Hospital Personnel Infection Control Procedures at Delivery Room

Nosocomial infection control within a health care facility reduces morbidity and mortality and can be achieved with limited resources. Aim of the study: Assess knowledge and standard practices of infection control among health care personnel’s during normal vaginal delivery (NVD). Subjects and Method: Descriptive study conducted at site of delivery rooms in three governmental hospitals. During interview all physicians 22 and nurses 74 working at these units were included in the study. Their infection control knowledge evaluated by questionnaire and performance evaluated by observation checklist. Results: Physicians 5 years significantly; except in insertion of urinary catheter steps were higher significantly in physicians > 5 years’ experience. Nurses have Bachelor of Science in nursing and those having <5 years’ experience had significant higher score of knowledge about universal precautions of infection control significantly than other nurses. Significant higher performance score for nurses with Bachelor of Science in nursing when compared with other nurses and years of nurses experiences positively correlated with hand washing, wearing and changing gloves and care of patient’s equipment and sterilization of equipment. Although 43.2 % nurses stated that they attended on job training program about infection control; there were no impact of training on knowledge and performance of trained nurses. Conclusion: Health care personnel knowledge need to be updated, as well as to reinforce proper practices related to infection control through provision of continuing education programs on regular basis.