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Infection control practices among dental professionals in Shiraz Dentistry School, Iran
Mehrdad Askarian1, Ojan Assadian
1Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. askariam@sums.ac.ir
Background:
To assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice among Iranian dental healthcare professionals towards standard isolation precautions in Shiraz, Iran.
Methods:
This study was a cross-sectional survey which was conducted on 152 Iranian dental professionals (faculty and students) from School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. A self-administered questionnaire containing three parts (knowledge, attitude, and practice) was distributed to the participants. After validation of the survey, data were collected and analyzed.
Results:
The survey was completed by 152 (51.5%) of 295 potential respondents. The mean+/-SD scores of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards standard isolation precautions were 6.71+/-0.99, 34.99+/-4.47, and 4.97+/-2.17 from the maximum scores of 9, 45, and 9, respectively. In addition, a positive linear correlation was found between the two items of the survey including knowledge-attitude (r= 0.394, P<0.001), and attitude and practice (r= 0.317, P<0.001).
Conclusion:
Practice of standard isolation precautions is poor among dental professionals in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. This study showed that knowledge of infection control measures and a positive attitude towards them alone does not have an impact on adherence to recommendations.
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