Knowledge Attitude and Practice among Central Sterile Supply Department Staff in Saudi MOH Hospitals

Amal Almedaini^1, , Anfal Al Bujayr¹ and Khalid H. Alanazi¹

¹General Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control (GDIPC), Ministry of Health (MOH), PO Box: 11176, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Amal Almedaini, Anfal Al Bujayr and Khalid H. Alanazi. Knowledge Attitude and Practice among Central Sterile Supply Department Staff in Saudi MOH Hospitals. American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2021; 9(4):136-141. doi: 10.12691/ajidm-9-4-5

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding sterilization among CSSD staff working in Saudi MOH hospitals. STUDY DESIGN: cross-sectional study. METHODOLOGY: This study carried over 5 months (Dec 2020 - Apr 2021) targeted 371 CSSD working staff who are directly involved in reprocessing surgical instruments and medical equipment in the Saudi MOH Hospitals in all regions. Data collected by self-administered questionnaire consisting of personal information, work characteristics and the Knowledge Attitude and practice scale (KAP). RESULTS: MOST CSSD staff, either Specialized in CSSD or not, have sufficient knowledge regarding sterilization techniques. A positive correlation exists between knowledge-attitude, knowledge-practice and attitude-practice. It has been found some significate correlations between two of the study variables and the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the study population. As expected there was a relationship between Specialty in sterilization and knowledge, but surprisingly, there was no relationship with practice and attitude. Also, there was a relationship between practice, attitude, and years of experience, But no relationship with knowledge. CONCLUSION: CSSD staff in Saudi MOH hospitals show very good knowledge and are having a high positive attitude towards the use of sterilization techniques, and are efficiently practicing the sterilization techniques.

Keywords:
Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) Sterilization Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Knowledge Attitude practice (KAP) Healthcare workers (HCWs)

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