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Awareness of Medical Interns and Trainees about Technics of Controlling and Prevention from Nosocomial Infections
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Vahid Avazzadeh   , Sahar Azadeh , Bahram Movahed Nouri , Farhood Nikoie , Seyyede Masoume Pashaei * |
| Department Of Emergency Medicine, Mazandaran University Of Medical Sciences, Sari, IRAN |
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| Aim: This study was done to evaluate the awareness of medical interns and trainees about technics of controlling and prevention from nosocomial infections. Methods: In this cross-sectional research, 252 medical interns and trainees (92 boys and 160 girls) from Shiraz and Fasā medical universities were selected. 37 multiple choice questionnaires were prepared and distributed among them to assess their awareness. Results: 33% of students were in low group, 50% were in mean group, and 17% were in the favorite awareness group. About recognizing ethanol application in hospital, awareness was in mean level. There was more favorite data about application of safety box for sterilization, removal of needles and syringes for injection, and 62.8% of trainees and 60% of interns knew their usage. Conclusion: we concluded that for medical and para-medical students and staff to pass the training courses of nosocomial infections control practices. |
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| Keywords: Trainees, Technics, infections |
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