Abstract – Standard Precautions (SPs) are prevention practices used to lessen the prevalence of infection in any healthcare system. SPs apply to all healthcare units where patients are treated. Nursing staff are more prone to the transfer of infection because they deal more with the patients as compared to other healthcare personnel. A Cross-sectional study was carried out in Peshawar’s three tertiary care hospitals. Overall, 300 nurses were used in the study. Data were collected using a questionnaire. Majority (76%) of the study respondents had knowledge regarding standard precautions. More than half of the respondents reported that standard precautions are only used for infected patients. Around quarter (26%) of nursing staff stated that standard precautions are not necessary for HCV positive patients. More than half (71%) nurses wash their hands after contacting infected patients. The findings of the study revealed that nurses had enough knowledge regarding SPS of infection control. The role of healthcare setups is very important for good practice and improvement of nurse’s knowledge regarding SPs of infection control.
Keywords: infection control, knowledge, nurses, standard precautions
[Cite as: Khattak, I. U., Ghani, S., and Zaman, T. (2020). Knowledge and Practice of Standard Precautions of Infection Control Among Nurses at Tertiary Care Hospitals in Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Diverse Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Pages 10-15.]
