Online ISSN: 2577-5669

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BLOOD AND BODY FLUID EXPOSURES AMONG STAFF NURSES WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKLET , IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT KANPUR, UP.

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Mr. Vipin. A, Mrs. K. Jyothisree, S.Sumiya
» doi: 10.5455/jcmr.2024.15.02.30

Abstract

Word related blood and body fluid exposure is a significant danger for medical services laborers, which places them at a high danger for blood-borne diseases including hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection and human immunodeficiency infection and results in mental and enthusiastic burdens. A descriptive design was used to assess the knowledge of staff nurses regarding the blood and fluid exposure with view to develop an instructional booklet in selected hospitals, Kanpur, UP. A descriptive approach was adopted in this study and it was carried out at Rama Hospital, Kanpur. Simple random sampling was used to select 100staff nurses. The tool used for the data collection was self-structured knowledge questionnaire. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of this study showed that the overall knowledge mean score was 11.87 (SD+6.22), which showed that staff nurses had inadequate knowledge regarding the occupational blood and fluid exposure. Out of 100 staff nurses58 (58%) had poor knowledge, 24(24%) had average knowledge and 18(18%) had adequate knowledge. Findings revealed that the chi-square value was significant at 0.05% level of significance. Hence the research hypothesis H1was accepted. It indicted that there was an association between the knowledge score and selected demographic variables of staff nurses.

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