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or near the surgical incision within 30 days after the surgery. The incidence of SSI Varies
from hospital to hospital in different countries with developed countries having lower
incidences ranging from 2% to 6.4%, and developing countries with higher incidence
ranging from 5.5% to 25%. The aim of this study was to assess knowledge and practices
regarding surgical site infection prevention among Nursing Staff at Kampala International
University Teaching Hospital Bushenyi, Uganda. This was across sectional descriptive study
and quantitative in nature. The main objective of this study was to examine the level of
knowledge and practices regarding surgical site infection prevention among nursing staff
at Kampala international university teaching hospital. It involved 33 respondents who were
conveniently selected to participate in the sturdy. Results from this study indicated that an
average of 16(48.5%) respondents had adequate knowledge on SSI infection prevention
while an average of 17(51.5%) respondents had inadequate knowledge on SSI prevention.
The study revealed that there was no positive relationship between knowledge and practice
regarding surgical site infection prevention since respondents were found to have slightly
higher knowledge but with less practice of the recommended precautions about surgical
site infection prevention. In conclusion, basing on the findings of this sturdy, nurses have
low level of knowledge about prevention of infection of surgical sites. The areas that
registered extremely poor knowledge were areas of wound assessment, pre-operative
showering, timing and importance of preoperative prophylactic antibiotics and correct
diagnosis of surgical site infection. This study also concludes that the level of practices of
the recommended precautions as far as prevention of infection of surgical sites was low
among nursing staff at KIU-TH. The areas that registered extremely poor practice included
use of masks during wound care procedures, nutritional assessment (BMI) for surgical
patients, and administration of preoperative prophylactic antibiotics, pre-operative shaving
and use of separate sterile pressing pack for every patient during wound care.
Keywords: Surgical site infections, developing countries, surgical incision, prophylactic
antibiotics.
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2023-02-2
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Kyakimwa Naume (2023).Surgical Site Infection prevention among Nursing Staff at Kampala
International University Teaching Hospital Bushenyi, Uganda INOSR Experimental Sciences 11(1):34-66.