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Adherence to adult intramuscular injection protocol at Civil Hospital Karachi
Arif Valliani1, Bilawal Ahmed, Mohammad Azfar Saleem
1Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
Objective:
To assess the level of adherence to Adult Intramuscular Injections Protocol by health care providers of Civil Hospital Karachi.
Methods:
This analytical cross sectional study was conducted in July and August of 2009, at Civil Hospital Karachi after institutional permission. Data was collected with a pre tested data collection tool. Two hundred and seventeen house officers and nurses were interviewed. SPSSv16.0 was used for descriptive and scoring analysis.
Results:
With a 94% response rate, 156 (76%) interns and 49 (24%) nurses were interviewed. Majority scored well regarding preparation of intramuscular injections with 40 (19.5%) participants scoring 12 out of 15 marks. Highest score about administration of intramuscular injects questions.was 7 in 43 (21%) of the participants. Twenty three (11%) failed to reply about contraindications and 14 (20%) mentioned that there are no contraindications.
Conclusion:
Health care providers at Civil Hospital Karachi are partially adhering to Adult Intramuscular Injections protocol, which calls for intensive training.
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