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Nurses’ Compliance with Infection Prevention and Control Practices (IPC) in Fixed Versus Mobile Family Planning Clinics: A Comparative Study

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background: Family planning nurses perform a wide range of activities put their health at risk of harm. So they should follow the standard precautions of IPC practices. Aim of this study was to compare nurses‟ compliance with infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in fixed versus mobile family planning clinics. Research design: A descriptive comparative research design was utilized to fulfill this study. Settings: The study was conducted in two settings at El Beheira Governorate; the first setting was all fixed family planning clinics in four health directorates, and the second setting was all mobile family planning clinics under supervision of sixteen health directorates. Subjects: All nurses were working in fixed and mobile family planning clinics in the previously mentioned settings which were 409 nurses (382 nurses in fixed family planning clinics and 27 nurses in mobile family planning clinics). Data collection tools: Two tools were used: Tool (I): Nurses' Knowledge about IPC Practices in Family Planning Clinics Structured Questionnaire: Tool (II): Nurses' Compliance with IPC in Family Planning Clinics Observation Checklist. Results: Level of nurses‟ compliance with IPC practices was high in fixed clinics than those in mobile clinics (86.6%, 66.7%) respectively. There was no significant relationship was found between nurses‟ level of compliance and their socio demographic characteristics in both settings. Conclusion: It can be concluded that total nurses' compliance level with IPC practices was high in fixed clinics than in mobile clinics. Recommendations: Regular training program about IPC practices for family planning nurses based on their needs.

DOI

10.21608/asnj.2023.188641.1499

Keywords

fixed, Mobile Clinic, Practices, Knowledge &Compliance

Authors

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Hayam

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El Shazly

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Abd ellatef

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Nurse Specialist at Kafr Eldwar health Directorate Alexandria University, Egypt.

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hayamelshazly96@gmail.com

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Wesam

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Ali

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Kamal

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Lecturer of Obstetric and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.

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Elham

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Tawfik

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Hassan

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Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.

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elham@nur.dmu.edu.eg

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11

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34

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37026

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2023-01-01

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2023-01-20

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2023-01-01

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158

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174

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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1,040

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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https://asnj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Nurses’ Compliance with Infection Prevention and Control Practices (IPC) in Fixed Versus Mobile Family Planning Clinics: A Comparative Study

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24 Dec 2024