title: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards standard isolation precautions among Iranian medical students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Health care workers especially medical students are at risk of being exposed to blood-borne pathogens. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of medical students towards standard isolation precautions (SIP).
  
  
  METHODS
  A standardized questionnaire was completed by 148 medical students from April to July of year 2009 to seek their knowledge, attitude and practice towards standard isolation precautions in a clinical setting at Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean score of knowledge, attitude and practice towards standard isolation precautions were 6.8±2.1 (maximum 10), 16.6±4.2 (maximum 20), and 18.05 ± 4.5 (maximum 30) respectively. Significant differences were observed between practice of female and male (P &lt; 0.008) and also knowledge of year 6 and year 7 students (P &lt;0.021).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Education on infection control based on standard isolation precaution must be stressed and barriers of appropriate practice must be removed.
authors.affiliation: Qazvin University of Medical Science Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Iran.
authors.forename: Ameneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barikani
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Afaghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000592:standards*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires