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Poor Knowledge--Predictor Of Nonadherence To Universal Precautions For Blood Borne Pathogens At First Level Care Facilities In Pakistan, Naveed Z. Janjua, Mahreen Razaq, Subhash Chandir, Shafquat Rozi, Bushra Mahmood
Poor Knowledge--Predictor Of Nonadherence To Universal Precautions For Blood Borne Pathogens At First Level Care Facilities In Pakistan, Naveed Z. Janjua, Mahreen Razaq, Subhash Chandir, Shafquat Rozi, Bushra Mahmood
Community Health Sciences
Background: We conducted an assessment of knowledge about blood borne pathogens (BBP) and use of universal precautions at first level care facilities (FLCF) in two districts of Pakistan.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey and selected three different types of FLCFs ; public, general practitioners and unqualified practitioners through stratified random sampling technique. At each facility, we interviewed a prescriber, a dispenser, and a housekeeper for knowledge of BBPs transmission and preventive practices, risk perception, and use of universal precautions. We performed multiple linear regression to assess the effect of knowledge score (11 items) on the practice of universal precautions score …