AWARENESS AND PRACTICES OF INFECTION CONTROL AMONG PREGNANT MOTHERS ATTENDING ANTENATAL CLINIC

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out to determine the Awareness and Practices of Infection Control among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic in Nibo, Awka South in Anambra State. Investigation revealed that nurses do not apply infection prevention and control measures toward pregnant mothers during antenatal care in the hospital setting which is required to ensure patient safety. Lack of knowledge among nurses can increase the rate of hospital-acquired infections, and lack of knowledge, attitude and practices in infection prevention and control contribute to high rates of hospital-acquired infections. Uncontrollable nosocomial infection contributes to prolonged stay, morbidity and mortality which put stress on health care economics of the country. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents for this project.

Primary data were collected from the primary source which questionnaire was used as an instrument of data collection while secondary data were sources from textbooks, journals, newspapers and the internet were employed. The data were presented on a frequency distribution table and analyzed using simple percentage, while hypothesis was tested using chi-square test. The present study hypothesized that there is a significant association between knowledge of infection control and precautionary practice among pregnant mothers. This study will be of immense benefit to other researchers who intend to know more on this study and can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research work. This study contributes to knowledge and could serve as a guide for other study. Based on the findings, it was recommended that steps should be taken to ensure adequate availability and strict Infection Prevention and Control guidelines should be followed by Pregnant Mothers.

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 Introduction

Infection control among pregnant mothers prevents or stops the spread of infections in healthcare settings. This site includes an overview of how infections spread, ways to prevent the spread of infections, and more detailed recommendations by type of healthcare setting (CDC, 2021). Nosocomial infection, also known as hospital-acquired infections is one of the leading causes of death and has much economic cost due to increased hospitalization and prognosis (WHO, 2015). According to WHO (2010), Hospital acquired infection is defined as an infection occurring in a patient during the process of care within a health care facility which was not present or incubating at the time of admission. These infections are those occurring more than 48 to 72 hours after admission and within ten days after hospital discharge (Collins 2008:2).

As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.

1.2 Background of Study

Infection-related diseases are still the main cause of death in Nigeria, according to the 2013 health profile acquired by the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2013) statistics. The burden of disease in Nigeria includes HIV, TB, Malaria, other infectious diseases and respiratory infections. Expansion of the infection prevention and control movements occur due to the increase in infection occurrences in the country. This increase in infection-related disease’s impact the increase health financing in Nigeria with a government contribution to health care of 57.5% above the figures budgeted for (WHO, 2014). Infectious patients are admitted into hospitals and therefore hospitals have become common settings for transmission of diseases. In hospitals, infected patients are a source of infection transmission to other patients, health care workers and visitors (Sydnor & Perl, 2011).

The Nigeria Ministry of Health has indicated that Ebola virus disease epidemic is a public health risk as neighbouring country are suffering from the diseases and therefore preparedness in infection prevention and control measures should be strengthened. Efficient knowledge, good attitude and best practices by nurses in infection prevention and control may contribute to decreasing in infection rate in the hospital. The Nigeria policy on health has stipulates that the health care institution should provide a safe environment for the patients in their care. Hospital nurses form the backbone of infection prevention and control, therefore possibly, will either contribute to infection transmission or prevent and control infection.

According to Damani (2012), the environment in which a patient is nursed must be planned to reduce the risk of transmission of infection. Infection prevention and control measures aim to protect the vulnerable people from acquiring an infection while receiving health care (Damani, 2012). Lack of knowledge, bad attitudes and poor practices amongst nurses in the prevention and control of infections can lead to hospital-acquired infections.

In clinical practice, the researcher has observed cases where nurses handle contaminated linen with bare hands, put needles in the patient’s mattress after giving injections, do not clean the stethoscope between patients and do not wash hands regularly in the clinical environment. Poor infection prevention and control practices among nurses increase the rates of hospital-acquired infections.

Hand hygiene is the single most important intervention to prevent transmission of infection and should be a quality standard in all health institutions. An attitude of not washing hands among individuals involved in the provision of health care can increase the rate of hospital-acquired infections.

In a study that was conducted in India, where Nair, Hanumantappa, Hinemath, Siraj and Raghunath (2013:3) assessed knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene among medical and nursing students at a tertiary health care centre, the majority of students had poor knowledge with regard to hand hygiene.

Therefore, in Nibo, Awka South in Anambra State where the research was carried out, the activities that was conducted is to know the Awareness and Practices of Infection Control among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic.

1.3 Statement of the Problem

Investigation revealed that pregnant mothers do not apply infection prevention and control measures in the hospital setting which is required to ensure patient safety. Lack of knowledge among nurses can increase the rate of hospital-acquired infections, and lack of knowledge, attitude and practices in infection prevention and control contribute to high rates of hospital-acquired infections (Jain, Dogra, Mishra, Thaku and loomba, 2012 & Hayeh and Esena, 2013). Uncontrollable nosocomial infection contributes to prolonged stay, morbidity and mortality which put stress on health care economics of the country (Mishta, Banerjee & Gosain, 2014).

1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study

The aim of the study is to determine the Awareness and Practices of Infection Control among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic in Nibo, Awka South in Anambra State. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows:

To determine the knowledge of pregnant mothers in infection prevention and control in the area under review;
To examine the attitude of pregnant mothers in infection prevention and control in the area under review;
To assess the practices of pregnant mothers in infection prevention and control in the area under review; and
To make recommendations to the risk programme and policies in the area under review.

1.5 Research Questions

The study came up with research questions so as to be able to ascertain the above stated objectives. The specific research questions for the study are stated below as follows:

Do pregnant mothers in Nibo have knowledge of infection control?
Do pregnant mothers in Nibo practice of infection control precautionary measure for health safety?
What is the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care workers in infection prevention and control among pregnant mothers in the area under review?
What are the precautionary measures of infection control practiced by pregnant mothers?

1.6 Research Hypothesis

In order to pursue the objective of this study, the following generalized statements have been designed to guide and aids in obtaining the result for the experiment to be conducted. For this work, the null hypothesis will be represented with H0 while the alternative hypothesis will be represented with hypothesis H1.

Hypothesis One

H0: There is no significant association between knowledge of infection control and precautionary practice among pregnant mothers.
H1: There is a significant association between knowledge of infection control and precautionary practice among pregnant mothers.

1.7 Significance of Study

This study will be of immense benefit to other researchers who intend to know more on this study and can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research work. This study contributes to knowledge and could serve as a guide for other study.

1.8 Scope of Study

The scope of this research is focused on the Awareness and Practices of Infection Control among Pregnant Mothers Attending Antenatal Clinic in Nibo, Awka South in Anambra State.

1.9 Limitations of the Study

During the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of which are:

Time Constraint:
The time frame given to accomplish this project was very short due to school academic calendar and it was carried out under pressure which made the researcher not to implement some necessary features.
Financial Constraint:
Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).
Lack of Initial Cooperation from Respondents:
A particular limitation of this work came as a result of the respondent refusal to offer their cooperation at the initial time they were contacted. This contributed in making the success of this research study difficult.

1.10 Definition of Terms

Nosocomial Infection:

It is also known as hospital-acquired infections is one of the leading causes of death and has much economic cost due to increased hospitalization and prognosis (WHO, 2015).

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CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review

2.1 Introduction

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRELIMINARY PAGES

Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Background …
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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual Review
2.3 Theoretical Framework
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2.4 Empirical Studies
CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Research Design

3.3 Population of Study

3.4 Sampling and Sampling Technique

3.5 Validation of Research Instrument

3.6 Method of Data Collection

3.7 Method of Data Analysis

3.8 Questionnaire Administration

3.9 Ethical Consideration

3.10 Statistical Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA ANALYSIS, RESULT AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data

4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions

4.4 Test of Hypotheses

4.5 Discussion of Findings

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Summary of Findings

5.3 Conclusion

5.4 Recommendation

5.5 Suggestion for Further Study

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