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Infection Control Knowledge and Practices in Kuwait - A Survey on Oral Health Care workers
E. Morris, DDS, MPH*, Fuad S. Hassan, BDS, MSc, PhD**,
Abdulrazzak Al-Nafisi, BDS, Msc, PhD***, T.N. Sugathan, MSc, MScPH, PhD**** *Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 525, Dasman 15456, Kuwait,
**Hadi Clinic Kuwait
***College of Health Sciences, P.O. Box 14281, Faiha 72853, Kuwait ****Kuwait University, Kuwait
In 1992, a questionnaire on infection control practices, knowledge, behavior and attitudes was distributed to all dentists (215), hygienists (12) and hygiene students (23) in the Ministry of Public Health and the College of Health Sciences in Kuwait. The response rate was 53%. Cloves, masks and full length garments were widely used; protective glasses were not. Autoclaving is universally available and was used by 94% of the respondents for sterilizing instruments. Except for second year hygiene students, compliance with disinfection of surfaces was limited. Medical history questions related to HiV infection were not generally asked. A high percentage of respondents believed they were at risk of HIV infection which was an increasing, perception relative to years of experience. |