Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors towards Prevention of Surgical Site Infection among Nurses Working in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Knowledge and practice of nurses about surgical site infections (SSIs) are not well studied in Ethiopia. This paper contains findings about Northwest Ethiopian nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding the prevention of SSIs. The main objective of the study was to assess knowledge, practice, and asso...

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Main Authors: Freahiywot Aklew Teshager, Eshetu Haileselassie Engeda, Workie Zemene Worku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Surgery Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/736175