Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Nursing staff about Infection Prevention in Governmental Hospital at Mukalla City, Hadhramout

Abstract

The objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of nursing staff among nursing staff working in governmental hospital in Mukalla city, Yemen. The study was conducted from November 13 to December 31, 2019, and involved a total of 519 nursing staff participants. The study found that a significant majority of nurses demonstrated good levels of knowledge in infection prevention, with 54.3% in general knowledge, 86.5% in knowledge of attitudes, and 62.5% in knowledge of practices related to policies, procedures, and principles. Participants in this research had strong infection prevention knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Government hospitals in Mukalla must undertake continuous and periodic training and work on a health education guide dedicated to the subject of infection prevention if they are to stay up-to-date on the latest research and best practices in this area.