Factors Influencing the Occurrence of Nosocomial Infections Among Patients in the Surgical Ward at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. a Cross-sectional Study.
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background Nosocomial infections are acquired by the patient within 48-72 hours or 3 days of admission in the hospital or medical care unit and they affect approximately 15% of all hospitalized patients. This can result in prolonged hospitalization of the patients; therefore, this study aimed to assess the factors influencing the occurrence of nosocomial infections among patients in the surgical ward at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. Methodology A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used employing quantitative methods of data collection. A sample size of 30 was obtained using a simple random sampling method. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire for analysis by SPSS version 24 and then presented in frequency tables, bar graphs, and pie charts. Results 30 respondents participated in this study and the majority of the respondents were aged 20-30 years while the minority were aged 41-50 years.67% of respondents were females 33% were males, 73% of the respondents worked in male surgical wards whereas 27% worked in female surgical ward. 40% of the respondents washed hands after a procedure or body fluid exposure while 10% before a procedure, 63% of the respondents agreed that old people are most prone to nosocomial infections while 7% agreed that youth are most prone to nosocomial infections. Half of the respondents performed hand sanitizing while 10% performed routine hand washing. Conclusion urinary catheterization and inadequate hand washing were the leading causes of nosocomial infections in the elderly and patients nursed in the general ward. Recommendation Health workers should adhere to aseptic techniques when performing sterile procedures and observe the five moments of hand washing.
Source: Journal of World Health Research
Institutions: Soroti University, Lira University
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7219600910