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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Isolation Precautions Among Iranian Healthcare Workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Mehrdad Askarian ,
Kamran Mirzaei ,
Linda M. Mundy  and
Mary-Louise McLaws
Mehrdad Askarian*
Affiliation:
Community Medicine Department, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
Kamran Mirzaei
Affiliation:
Community Medicine Department, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
Linda M. Mundy
Affiliation:
Saint Louis University School of Public Health, St. Louis, Missouri
Mary-Louise McLaws
Affiliation:
Hospital Infection Epidemiology & Surveillance Unit, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*
P.O. Box 71345-1737, Shiraz, Iranaskariam@sums.ac.ir
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Abstract

We conducted a survey of 1,048 healthcare workers (HCWs) at 8 Iranian hospitals regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to isolation precautions. We found 75% below acceptable safety levels. Routine handwashing before and after glove use was reported by fewer than half of the HCWs.

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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 105 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2005

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