Faiza Khanum, Neelum Ijaz, Samar Fatima Ijaz.
Preventive practices of nurses against hepatitis B infection.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):1070-1.

Background: Nurses , being exposed to the blood and blood related products, should be familiar with epidemiological aspects of Hepatitis B infection. Aim : To assess the preventive practices of nurses of a tertiary care hospital against hepatitis B infection. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Mayo Hospital, Lahore from December 2017 to May 2018 to assess the preventive practices of nurses against hepatitis B infection. A validated questionnaire was used. The study participants were 120 staff nurses, included by non-probability convenient sampling. The participants were explained regarding study protocol and their consent was obtained. The study participants were interviewed according to the questionnaire. Data were entered in SPSS 20 and was presented as frequency tables . Results: Out of 120 nurses, 70% of the nurses got good knowledge of hepatitis B infection consequences, whereas around 98% of respondents knew about its transmission. Regarding preventive practices against hepatitis B, 65.8% got screened while 55.8% were vaccinated against hepatitis B. Out of total, 95.8% and 45.8% were of practice of avoiding needle sharing and changing gloves before every sampling respectively. Among 120 nurses, 42.5% nurses practiced the reporting of needle prick events to the health authorities. Conclusion: The preventive practices of nurses of a tertiary care hospital against hepatitis B infection are optimal.

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