IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY AND GENETIC RESEARCH (JBGR )

E-ISSN 2545-5710
P-ISSN 2695-222X
VOL. 9 NO. 2 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/jbgr.v9.no2.2023.pg59.67

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Knowledge of Safety Precautions among Healthcare Workers in Rivers State

Prof. Innime Righteous Dr. Alozie Bethel Chinegbo Dr. Etor Nwakaji Emmanuel

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Abstract

This study investigated the knowledge of safety precautions among healthcare workers in Rivers State. The study adopted the descriptive cross sectional research design. The population of the study comprised of health care workers in Rivers State, the sample size for this study was 422 derived using Cochran formula and data gotten using a multistage sampling technique with two stages. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled ‘‘Questionnaire on knowledge of safety precautions among healthcare workers”. The data collected from this study were collated and analyzed with the Statistical Products for Service Solution (SPSS) using the descriptive statistics of frequency, simple percentages for answering research questions, and regression model was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that majority 333(81.2%) of the respondents had good knowledge of safety precautions. The result also revealed in regressional analysis there was a significant relationship between demographic variables (job category [f(7,402) = 5.775, p<0.05] and years of working experience [f(3,406) = 32.286, p<0.05]) and knowledge of safety precautions. It was concluded that there was good knowledge of safety precautions among healthcare workers in Rivers State. It was recommended that the ministry of health should develop comprehensive safety handbooks or manuals that provide step-by-step instructions on safety procedures and guidelines for healthcare workers and make these resources available in print and digital formats.

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