Mustafa Javed, Salman A Saleem, Saadia Mazhar, Muazzam Nasrullah, Mohsin Younas, Ayesha Javed, Syed Imtiaz Haider.
Practice of barrier precautions in a government sector teaching hospital.
J Rawal Med Coll Jan ;16(2):188-90.

Background: To determine the practice of barrier precautions (BPs) among health care workers(HCWs), quantification of exposure during patient contact and exploring the reasons of non-compliance. Methods: The study was conducted in a government teaching hospital setting. A structured questionnaire was distributed among all medical and paramedical staff in all wards of a hospital. The department of Radiology, Family Medicine and Pathology were excluded. Results: The participation of HCWs in a survey was 84.5% with 169 survey forms returned out of 200 distributed. Majority(98.5%) reported at least one exposure to body fluids. Direct skin contact (62.13%) and skin breaking through sharp objects (24.85%) were the commonest. Blood (57.98%) was the commonest body fluid exposed. Conclusion: Despite having the knowledge and awareness of BPs, there is a limited use of these.

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