Evaluation of Infection Control Measures in a Public Sector Dental Hospital of Peshawar

Objective: To evaluate infection control measure in a public sector dental hospital of Peshawar. Methodology: It was a cross sectional study conducted in Khyber college of Dentistry. Study subjects were Dental health care providers who were willing to participate in the study. A structured questionn...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Abdullah (Author), Saira Afridi (Author), Syed Imran Gillani (Author)
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יצא לאור: Gandhara University, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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סיכום:Objective: To evaluate infection control measure in a public sector dental hospital of Peshawar. Methodology: It was a cross sectional study conducted in Khyber college of Dentistry. Study subjects were Dental health care providers who were willing to participate in the study. A structured questionnaire was designed that included various categories of infection control. Data was entered into SPSS version 17. Descriptive statistics were applied and frequencies and percentages were obtained. Results: The results from the data shows that the overall score for the infection control standards were less than 50%. Among the various categories of infection control only personal hygiene standards showed good score (77.3%). Personal protective equipment score was adequate (61%) while hand hygiene score was inadequate (52%). The rest of the categories showed poor scores. Conclusion: The result of the study shows that majority of categories of infection control measures at Khyber college of Dentistry are inadequate or poor.
תאור פריט:10.37762/jgmds.2-1.61
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