Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Peoples Dental Acadamy, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India 462037.
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2010 Nov 1;15(6):e957-61. doi: 10.4317/medoral.15.e957.
The purpose of this study is to obtain comprehensive information about the knowledge, attitude and practices in regard to droplet and airborne infection related precautions among faculty member and the undergraduate students in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
A cross sectional survey was conducted among 311 dental faculty and the undergraduate students under clinical training in Udaipur, Rajasthan. A self-assessment questionnaire composed of queries on three levels, namely knowledge, attitude and practices with respect to airborne and droplet isolation precautions was used. The data was collected and analyzed by using SPSS software.
Frequency distribution scores of knowledge, attitude and practice in relation to droplet and airborne isolation precautions were revealed that even the students under training along with the faculty member were quite aware of the precautions and the principles of airborne and droplet isolation. Mean score for knowledge was 9.17±2.07; Mean scores for attitude and practice were 48.65±7.47 and 6.88±3.51 respectively. There were no significant difference in all groups regarding knowledge, attitude and practice. In addition, a positive linear correlation was found between two items of survey including knowledge- attitude, knowledge- practice and attitude- practice (P<0.01)
The results highlighted that though the professionals had good knowledge and attitude but the practice levels for the same were low. The study confirms from the findings that the infection control measures among the health care professionals are fairly good and an educational program on isolation precautions can further enhance these levels and thereby, reducing the risk of infection transmission risks.
本研究旨在全面了解印度拉贾斯坦邦乌代浦的教师和本科生对飞沫和空气传播感染相关预防措施的知识、态度和实践情况。
在拉贾斯坦邦乌代浦对 311 名牙科教师和临床培训中的本科生进行了横断面调查。使用了一份自我评估问卷，其中包含关于飞沫和空气隔离预防措施的知识、态度和实践三个层面的问题。使用 SPSS 软件收集和分析数据。
知识、态度和实践与飞沫和空气隔离预防措施相关的频率分布得分表明，即使是接受培训的学生和教师也对预防措施和空气飞沫隔离的原则有相当的了解。知识的平均得分为 9.17±2.07；态度和实践的平均得分为 48.65±7.47 和 6.88±3.51。在知识、态度和实践方面，所有组之间均无显著差异。此外，调查的两个项目之间存在正线性相关，包括知识-态度、知识-实践和态度-实践（P<0.01）。
研究结果表明，尽管专业人员具有良好的知识和态度，但实践水平较低。研究结果证实，医护人员的感染控制措施相当好，隔离预防措施教育计划可以进一步提高这些水平，从而降低感染传播风险。
