title: Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding isolation precautions among Iranian healthcare workers.
abstract: We conducted a survey of 1,048 healthcare workers (HCWs) at 8 Iranian hospitals regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to isolation precautions. We found 75% below acceptable safety levels. Routine handwashing before and after glove use was reported by fewer than half of the HCWs.
authors.affiliation: Community Medicine Department, Shiraz Medical School, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. askariam@sums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Askarian
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mirzaei
authors.forename: Linda M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Mundy
authors.forename: Mary-Louise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: McLaws
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D003815:Dentists; D004517:Education, Professional; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D017757:Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007492:Iran; D009726:Nurses; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians