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    Factors determining healthcare worker’s knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hand washing, disinfection and sterilization in Jericho Governorate
    (Al-Quds University, 2024-08-08) Ahmad Faisal Abdalrhman Mhalees; أحمد فيصل عبد الرحمان محاليس
    To ensure patient safety and lower the number of infections in Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) and governmental hospitals, infection prevention and control (IPC) procedures are essential to the provision of healthcare. Basic IPC procedures including hand washing,disinfection, and sterilization greatly reduce the chance of infection transmission in healthcare environments. However, healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) have a major impact on how successful these measurements are. The aim of this study is evaluating the factors that influence primary healthcare and governmental hospitals workers' knowledge,attitudes, and practices (KAP) concerning hand washing, disinfection and sterilization within primary healthcare directorate and governmental hospital in the Jericho Governorate. Methodology In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 110 samples of health workers (physicians, nurses,laboratory technicians, radiology technicians, and pharmacists) were included. A convenience sampling technique was used for data collection. All necessary approvals were obtained (Al-Quds University Ethics Committee “IRB” and from the General Administration of Health Education and Scientific Research in the Ministry of Health) before starting to distribute any tool. Descriptive analysis (means and standard deviation) was used using SPSS V26 . The Pearson correlation coefficient was completed, Sidak Post-Hawk test and the one-way ANOVA test were used.Results The results indicated that the level of KAP among healthcare workers in Jericho Governorate regarding hand washing, disinfection, and sterilization is high. The results also indicate a positive relationship between knowledge and both attitude and practice among healthcare workers in Jericho Governorate (r = 0.58).Conclusions The health staff at Jericho Hospital lacks sufficient knowledge in disinfection and sterilization.Therefore, t is important to conduct training and workshops regarding infection control in hospitals in an organized manner.