Knowledge and Practice of Injection Safety in Routine Immunization among Health Care Workers in Primary Health Care Centres in South West Nigeria

Abstract

Background and objective of the study: The recent increase of immunization services, including the elimination and control
campaigns, offered an opportunity for improvement and made it imperative that injections are safe for people the objective of the
study was to assess the knowledge and practice of injection safety among healthcare providers in primary health care centres
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was utilised. A semi structured interviewer administered
questionnaire with open and closed ended questions was used to collect information on knowledge and practice of injection safety among health workers. The questionnaire was adapted and modified from the WHO revised tool for injection safety among 270 primary health care workers.
Results: The mean age of the respondents was =41.4±8.7 years. The Majority had good knowledge of injection safety but 162 (60.0%) had fair practice.
Conclusion: The Majority had good knowledge of injection safety but the practice was fair.