Compliance of Healthcare Professionals with Safety Measures for Control of Hepatitis Viruses in Hemodialysis Centers: An Experience from Southeast Iran
Table 1
The rate of observance of protocols by HD personnel in working times per patients.
Personnel Care
Shift time
Morning (%)
Afternoon (%)
Night (%)
Total (%)
(1)
Not drawing drug for injection to many patients from a single vial
94 (68.6)
34 (58.6)
12 (100)¥
140 (67.3)
(2)
Preparation of medicine for patients in clean room and far from dialysis stations
109 (79.6)
55 (94.8)
12 (100)¥
176 (84.6)
(3)
Not returning unused medicines to clean room
109 (79.6)
55 (94.8)
12 (100)¥
176 (84.6)
(4)
Carrying medicine separately for each patient from clean room
96 (69.6)
55 (94.8)
12 (100)¥
163 (78.4)
(5)
Not sharing trolley for carrying medicine for different patients
40 (29)
20 (34.5)
2 (16.7)
62 (29.8)Ψ
(6)
Using single use materials like adhesive plaster and alcohol swab for more than one patient
71 (51.4)
38 (65.5)
0 (0)¥
109 (52.4)Ψ
(7)
Not returning unused instruments to clean room
71 (51.4)
33 (56.9)
11 (91.7)¥
115 (55.3)Ψ
(8)
Carrying used materials in disposable and impermeable containers
69 (50)
37 (63.8)
2 (16.7)¥
108 (51.9)Ψ
(9)
Changing gloves by personnel when attending every patient
137 (99.3)
56 (98.2)
11 (91.7)
204 (98.1)
(10)
Washing hands by personnel when attending every patient
87 (63)
28 (48.3)
7 (58.3)
122 (58.7)Ψ
(11)
Covering guan, glasses, and mask by personnel
98 (71)
52 (89.7)
10 (83.3)¥
160 (76.9)
(12)
Cleaning and disinfecting the surfaces of the dialysis apparatus and patient bed for every patient
128 (93.4)
55 (94.8)
12 (100)
195 (93.8)
(13)
Appropriate time intervals for cleaning external surfaces before using by patients
136 (99.3)
55 (94.8)
12 (100)
203 (97.6)
(14)
Disinfecting shared instruments like blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, and scissors for each patient
59 (42.8)
37 (63.8)
0 (0)¥
96 (46.2)Ψ
(15)
Not eating, drinking, and smoking when attending patients
121 (87.7)
54 (93.1)
12 (100)
187 (89.9)
(16)
Cleaning and disinfecting when observing blood in places
125 (91.2)
57 (98.3)
12 (100)
194 (93.3)
(17)
Cleaning and disinfecting dialysis apparatus based on protocol regulations
129 (93.5)
54 (93.1)
12 (100)
195 (93.8)
¥Significant between working shifts, Ψweak compliance rate.
