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Abstract
Aim of this study was to assess health care workers’ perception toward infection control in neonatal intensive care units. Research design: A descriptive design was used. Settings: This study was conducted in Maternity & Gynecological Hospital and Children’s Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: A purposive sample composed of eighty three neonatal nurses working in previously mentioned settings. Tools for data collection: three tools. A questionnaire sheet to assess nurse’s knowledge, observation checklists to assess the performance and attitude rating scale to assess nurse’s perception toward neonatal infection control. Result: This study revealed that less than half were satisfactory knowledge, more than three quarters had positive attitude, and two third were competent regarding infection control. Conclusion: The study concluded that nurses perception about infection control still in need for upgrading as less than half only had the satisfactory knowledge, and the marital status and nurses experience, age, qualification in education level play role as the perception. Recommendations: The study recommended for upgrading neonatal nurses perception through upgrading knowledge and modified the attitude and performance by administration of continuous in service education guideline & protocol for neonatal infection control.
Keywords: Perception- Infection control - Health care workers.