Knowledge and practices regarding tuberculosis infection control among nurses in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses are particularly vulnerable to nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) infection because, being in the frontline of healthcare provision, they are frequently exposed to patients with infectious TB disease. Although cost-effective measures are available for TB infection control (TBIC), they are often poorly implemented. Knowledge of TBIC is known to positively influence the practice of the measures. There is, however, paucity of data on the knowledge and practices regarding TBIC among nurses in Nigeria. This study was aimed at determining the levels of TBIC-related knowledge and practices of nurses in Ibadan, and their associated socio-demographic factors.

Methods

This cross-sectional study utilized a self-administered questionnaire to collect data from 200 nurses in t

SUBMITTER: Akande PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7132981 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature