Evaluation of Infection Control Measures in a Public Sector Dental Hospital of Peshawar
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https://doi.org/10.37762/jgmds.2-1.61Keywords:
Sterilization, Infection control, Personal Protective Equipment and hand hygieneAbstract
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.
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