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Assessment of Health Care Workers Compliance to the Guidelines of Disinfection and Sterilization

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DOI: 10.23958/ijirms/vol02-i01/09· Pages: 484 to 486· Vol. 2, No. 01, (2017)· Published: January 25, 2017
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Abstract

Health care workers’ compliance with infection control practices and principles is vital in preventing the spread of disease. Lack of compliance and conform with scientifically recognized guidelines has in regards to infection control led to many outbreaks of infectious diseases. Over visits to primary health cares and collecting responses in regarding of the standards, 67% of them were done in positive manner.  Around 90% of responses regarding cleaning the area, dealing with the garbage were appropriate, while less than 15% of the responses indicated that the health care workers (particularly the physicians) were using hand gloves After providing some recommendations to the health care workers, hand hygiene and wearing gloves had been improved, which will have a positive impact on controlling of infections.

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Infection controlCompliance oh Health Care WorkersDisinfectionSterilization
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Feras Fahad A Alris
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Hammad O Almaeen
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Wufuq M Alarjan
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Abdullah Ahmed Alzarea
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Tariq Abdulhadi A Albadi
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammed Mons N Alruwaili
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Musab F. Alrayes
Medical Intern, College of Medicine, Al-Jouf University, AlJouf, Saudi Arabia
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Nashmi Saloum Al Etesh
Registrar of Family and Community Medicine, Jordanin board in family medicine (MRCGP), Al Jouf Health Affairs Directorate, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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