Abstract :
Introduction: Standard Precautions in hospital is necessary for the safety of patients as well as healthcare worker. Health care students plays a major role in the prevention of Healthcare-associated infection.Aims and Objective: The present study was aimed to assess the impact of sensitization programme on Standard Precautions among MBBS Intern Students in a Tertiary Care Hospital.Materials and Methods: This institutional cross sectional study was conducted at Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur, Karnataka in the month of June 2021 .Sensitization programme was conducted for MBBS Interns students from members of Hospital Infection Control Committee. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from MBBS Interns Students before and after sensitization programme on Standard precautionsResults: A total of 116 MBBS intern students who were completed their MBBS graduation in our hospital were included in this study. Among them 67 (59.82%) were females and 49(42.16%) were males. All of them were in the age group of 21- 25 years. In the present study before sensitization programme, 24.13% of MBBS intern students were not aware of infection prevention control practices and around 40% MBBS intern students does not know proper segregation of biomedical waste. But after sensitization programme all of them became aware of infection control practices and 98.27% MBBS intern students were segregated biomedical waste properly.Conclusion: This study suggests need for organizing regular sensitization programme on standard precaution for health care students to reduce the health care associated infections.
Keyword :
Health care associated infections, Health care students, Standard precautions, Sensitisation programm.