Knowledge and practice of universal precautions among health care workers in four national hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan

Fayaz, Said Hafizullah; Higuchi, Michiyo; Hirosawa, Tomoya; Sarker, Mohammad Abul Bashar; Djabbarova, Zakhro; Hamajima, Nobuyuki

doi:10.3855/jidc.4143

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“…These are general policy statements on waste and disposal of pharmaceutical products and lack clear, detailed and transparent procedures [26]. In developing countries like Afghanistan, the inappropriate management of HCW is due to lack of resources, implementation of legislative policies and control [27]. Thus strengthening of policies dealing with HCW disposal, especially in developing economies is needed [5].…”

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Disposal practices of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among general public in Kabul

Thawani²,

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BackgroundMost of the medicine users remain unaware about the disposal of unused or expired medicines. The aim of this study was to know the disposal practices of unused and expired medicines among the general public in Kabul.MethodsThis was a descriptive, cross-sectional survey, conducted through face-to-face interviews using prevalidated structured questionnaire. Returned questionnaires were double-checked for accuracy. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23 was used for statistical analysis.ResultsTotal of 301 valid questionnaires were returned with a response rate of 100% in which 73.4% men and 26.6% women participated. More than half of the respondents were university graduates. Interestingly, 83.4% of the interviewees purchased medicines on the prescription of which 47.2% were university graduates, while 14.6% purchased medicine over the counter. Among the respondents, 46.5/100 purchased antibiotics and the remaining purchased NSAIDs, anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic medicines. Significantly, 97/100 checked the expiry date of medicine before buying. Majority (95.3%) of the respondents’ stored medicines at home. 77.7% of the respondents discarded the expired medicines in household trash. Majority of respondents held government responsible for creation of awareness for proper medicine disposal. Almost entire sample (98%) felt that improper disposal of unused and expired medicines can affect the environment and health.ConclusionGaps exist in practices, therefore robust, safe and cost-effective pharmaceutical waste management program supported with media campaign is needed. Healthcare practitioners and community pharmacists should offer training to educate customers on standard medicine disposal practices.

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Disposal practices of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among general public in Kabul

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“…37 Fayaz et al (2012) reported that the mean knowledge score was 5.2 with a standard deviation (SD) of 1.5. 32 It could be mentioned that the knowledge score pattern were comparable but the values were different. It might be due to the fact that the number of items set for the questionnaire by the authors was different for different studies.…”

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A study of knowledge and practice regarding Hepatitis B among nursing students attending tertiary care hospitals in Agartala city

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“…But regarding details, only few of nurses had complete knowledge. Another study conducted by Fayaz et al [13] who assess knowledge and practice of universal precautions among health care workers in four national hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan. They concluded that The HCWs in Kabul had insufficient knowledge of and poor practice in applying universal precautions.…”

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Compliance to standard precautions among nurses working in Qassim hospitals in KSA

Mersal

Keshk

2016

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Background: Compliance with standard precautions has been shown to reduce the risk of exposure to blood and body fluids. Nurses represent the largest percentage of the health care workers hence; their compliance with standard precautions guidelines seems to be more crucial in preventing the disease transmission among patients. Aim: this study aims to evaluate compliance to standard precautions among nurses working in Qassim Hospitals in KSA. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in 4 multispecialty hospitals of Al-Qassim region, KSA. A purposive sampling approach was adopted whereas sample consisted of 284 male and female nurses working in multispecialty hospitals. Data collected through self-administrative questionnaire which consists of; personal and work characteristics of nurses, nurses' knowledge and compliance of standard precautions. Results: Nearly half of nurses had poor knowledge regarding standard precautions and the majority of nurses had better compliance to standard precautions. However nearly one third of nurses had good compliance to waste disposal. Conclusions: Compulsive training courses found to be vital for developing awareness among nurses, improving compliance to standard precautions and good clinical practice. Recommendations: Further studies are recommended by using different methods for data collection. Written universal precautions guidelines for infection control should be available.

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Knowledge and practice of universal precautions among health care workers in four national hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan

Cited by 33 publications

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Disposal practices of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among general public in Kabul

Disposal practices of unused and expired pharmaceuticals among general public in Kabul

A study of knowledge and practice regarding Hepatitis B among nursing students attending tertiary care hospitals in Agartala city

Compliance to standard precautions among nurses working in Qassim hospitals in KSA

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