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Objective: To assess knowledge, awareness and compliance of universal precautions among health care workers at the University Hospital of the West Indies, ...
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Knowledge, Awareness and Compliance with Universal Precautions among Health Care Workers at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica K Vaz1, D McGrowder1, R Alexander-Lindo2, L Gordon3, P Brown2, R Irving2 Abstract Background: Universal precautions are not well understood or implemented by health care practitioners, though crucial in the prevention and transmission of blood-borne pathogens like HIV.
Objective: To assess knowledge, awareness and compliance of universal precautions among health care workers at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica.
Departments of 1Pathology, 2Basic Medical Sciences, and 3Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in September and October 2007. A 28-
item self-administered questionnaire was provided to 200 health care workers including medical doctors, medical technologists, nurses and porters to assess their knowledge, awareness and practice towards universal precautions.
Results: Almost two-thirds (64.0%) of the respondents were very knowledgeable of uni-
versal precautions with significantly more females (75.4%) than males (42.9%) (p
