Biosafety knowledge management in Peruvian hospitals
<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> biosafety is important within hospital services to avoid potential risks of contamination that threaten the healthcare staff’s health.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> evaluate the knowledge management level in biosafety regarding u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Medisur |
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| Online Access: | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45134 |
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| Summary: | <p><strong>Foundation:</strong> biosafety is important within hospital services to avoid potential risks of contamination that threaten the healthcare staff’s health.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> evaluate the knowledge management level in biosafety regarding universality, protection barriers and elimination measures in health staff who works daily in Peruvian hospitals.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> quantitative, prospective, cross-sectional study and comparative descriptive design carried out in 150 workers from two hospital centers in Chimbote (Peru) that belong to the public and private sectors. A biosafety questionnaire was used that was subjected to a validity and reliability psychometric analysis. Data analysis required descriptive and inferential statistics, with a reliability level of 95 %.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> in the descriptive analysis it was found that both hospital centers were at the average level, while in the inferential analysis there was a statistically significant difference.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the context where health staff work determines that the knowledge management about biosafety is different.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1727-897X |