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Volume 6
Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy
ISSN: 2332-0877
Infection Congress 2018
March 01-02, 2018
March 01-02, 2018 Berlin, Germany
5
th
International Congress on
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Medical students’ knowledge and professional practice for prevention of nosocomial infections
Arash Heidari
Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran
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osocomial infections are a serious problem in health care centers and dramatically increase the morbidity and mortality
of patients and pose costs on patients and health care. One of the most common causes of these infections is medical and
therapeutically interventions, therefore, the role of doctors and medical students in the prevention of nosocomial infections
is of particular importance. This study was carried out to assess medical students’ knowledge and practice of nosocomial
infection in hospitals affiliated to Tehran Medical Science Universities (Tehran, Iran and Shahid Beheshti Medical Science
Universities). In this descriptive study, 150 medical students (externship period) were selected randomly from three
universities. Data were collected by self-reported questionnaire including questions on awareness of nosocomial infection and
prevention, demographic characteristics and practice. Data was analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and analytical
statistical methods and Pearson correlation. Results showed that the mean scores of knowledge and practice were 58.22±13.66
(moderate) and 48.41±5.62 (poor) respectively. Results showed that there was no statistically significant relationship between
medical students’ knowledge and their practice (p=0.10).There was a significant relationship between knowledge and academic
year (P=0.01) and practice and clinical unit (P=0.04). There was no significant difference between knowledge level with age,
sex, marital status, history of needle steak, history of hospitalization and relative’s hospitalization (p>0.05). The results showed
that although the level of knowledge of medical students regarding to prevention of nosocomial infections is moderate but
their practice is poor, therefore the practical training of students should be emphasized more than before.
Biography
Arash Heidari is a fourth year Medical Student of Medical School of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
heidaryarash@yahoo.comArash Heidari, J Infect Dis Ther 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877-C1-039