Infection Control Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students of Public Dental Schools in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: In developing countries such as Egypt, the risk of blood-borne diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus is high for healthcare workers. To evaluate infection control knowledge, attitudes and practices, as well as the associated risk of percutaneous infection among dental students, a cross-sectional study was conducted in four Egyptian public dental schools in 2016. A total of 1776 students received an anonymous questionnaire on infection control knowledge, attitudes, and practices and the occurrence of needle and sharps injuries; 1067 (60.1%) completed the questionnaire. Third- (pre-clinical), fourth- (junior-clinical), and fifth-year (senior-clinical) students comprised 44.2%, 15.6%, and 40.2%, respectively. Although the majority of the stude

SUBMITTER: El-Saaidi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296034 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature