title: [Knowledge and attitudes of workers from a public emergency service about the adoption of standard precautions].
abstract: The aims of the study were to evaluate the adoption of the precaution measures, assessing knowledge and attitude of multiprofessional team. This is a transversal study, accomplished in an Emergency Medical Service of Minas Gerais. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used. The results showed that nurses and drivers had the highest and lowest level of knowledge regarding the standard precautions, respectively. The possibility of non-adoption of the precautionary measures was 3.76 (95% CI: 1.48 to 9.53) times higher among professionals aged over 31 years and 6.7 (95% CI: 1.81 to 24,75) times greater among workers in crowded unit of basic support. The conclusion is that is essential to implement strategies in order to improve the professional's knowledge related to infection control and safety recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitário Metodista Izabela Hendrix, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. mariahenriquetarsp@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Maria Henriqueta Rocha Siqueira
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: Adriana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016635:Universal Precautions