Background: Health centers acquired infections are a worldwide problem, leading
causes of death. Health care personnel are at real risk for exposure to patient's blood and
body fluid through providing comprehensive and continuous care and consequential at risk
of acquiring blood borne pathogens. Study Aim The aim of this study was to measure of the
nurse's knowledge and practices to the standard precautions of infection control measures.
Research design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Setting This study was conducted
at 5 health centers for health directorate in Shoubra El Kheimah. Sample all nurses were
working in health centers, the total number were 140. Two tools were used for data
collection first tool was a self – administered questionnaire for collecting data related to
socio-demographic characteristics of nurses, work characteristics and nurses knowledge
about infection control measures and the second tool was an observational checklist for
assessing nurses
compliance to universal precautions of infection control measures. Results
this study found
that approximately one third of the nurses had poor knowledge related to
infection control measures and more than half of them had unsatisfactory compliance toward
infection control
measures, It is clear that proportion of nurses with poor knowledge has a
higher unsatisfactory compliance. Conclusion The study revealed highly statistical relation
among study variables of the present study indicated a significant relation between total
knowledge, compliance and barriers in pre and post program. Recommendation developing
the training programs for
nurses to strength the knowledge and improves their performance
toward infection control,
Adequate and appropriate supplies for compliance with infection
control should be ensured for all nurses at all time.