DETERMINING THE KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF THE MIDWIVES AND NURSES WORKING IN THE HOSPITALS ABOUT HEPATITIS A AND B AND THE PRECAUTIONS THEY TAKE

Abstract

The healthcare professionals working in the health field of hepatitis-B virus (HBV) and hepatitis-A virus (HAV) which are still an important infectious disease in the world and in Turkey are at risk in terms of many infectious diseases that may be infected from the patients and the physical environment in the work environment. HBV and HAV infection and their outcomes are among the important public health issues.  This study was conducted to determine the knowledge levels of the nurses and midwives, working in the institutions with beds in city center of Şanlıurfa, about HBV and HCV infections and the precautions they take.  This descriptive study included the nurses and midwives working in Harran University Research and Application Hospital (285 Nurses/midwives) and in 4 hospitals (823 Nurses/midwives) affiliated with Şanlıurfa Public Hospitals Institutions in city of Şanlıurfa.  While the population of the study consisted of 1.108 midwives/nurses/health officers working and being on duty in these hospitals, the sample consisted of 550 people who could be reached and were voluntary to fill out the questionnaire. A questionnaire was prepared by reviewing the related literature and receiving the expert opinions and the questionnaire form was put in the final form after the preliminary study was performed.  In this form, there are 36 questions including the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses and the precautions taken by the institutions and the nurses in order to be protected from the HBV and HAV.   Before starting the study, the required permissions were taken from the institutions and participants and the questionnaire was applied using the face-to-face interview technique by the researchers between January 2^nd and May 31^st 2016.  The statistical evaluation of the data obtained in the study was performed by using SPSS (22) packaged software as well as number, percentage, mean, and standard deviation values.  

Keywords

• Health Institutions,Healthcare Professionals,Occupational Health

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