A Comparative Study: Knowledge and Practices amongst Post-Operative Patients Regarding Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) between Private and Public Tertiary Care Setup in Pakistan

Authors

  • Asna Shahab Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Tahir Sultan Shamsi Department of Internal Medicine, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Erum Afaq Department of Physiology, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Omer Mustafa Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Daania Aman Department of Surgery and Allied, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Omer Khan Department of Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Arisha Zaheer Department of Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Safi Shaikh Department of Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Rabiya Irfan Department of Surgery and Allied, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Mustafa Saleem Department of Surgery and Allied, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Shayan Marsiya Department of Surgery and Allied, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.

Keywords:

Hospital acquired infection, Post-operative, Prevalence, Public and private hospital

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) is a major global safety concern for the health system as it increases mortality, morbidity, and length of hospital stay and contributes to the economic burden. These infections are prevalent in hospitals of developing countries such as Pakistan, due to limited resources, unsafe infection control practices and under reporting. However, post-operative patients are more prone to these infections due to immunocompromised state, antibiotic resistance, and most importantly lack of awareness regarding HAIs and their respective preventive measures. Therefore, the objective of this study was to highlight some of the serious but avoidable aspects of this largely ignored but important issue of HAIs in public and private tertiary care hospitals by assessing and comparing the need of knowledge and awareness in post-operative patients to minimize risks which in turn will decrease incidence, morbidity and mortality.

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Published

2020-11-04

How to Cite

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Shahab A, Shamsi TS, Afaq E, Mustafa O, Aman D, Khan O, Zaheer A, Shaikh S, Irfan R, Saleem M, Marsiya S. A Comparative Study: Knowledge and Practices amongst Post-Operative Patients Regarding Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) between Private and Public Tertiary Care Setup in Pakistan. Nat J Health Sci [Internet]. 2020Nov.4 [cited 2024Apr.24];5(2):71-8. Available from: https://ojs.njhsciences.com/index.php/njhs/article/view/11

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020)

Section

Research Article

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