Knowledge of Injection Safety among Primary Health Care Workers in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge of injection safety among Primary Health Care Workers (PHCWs) in Nsukka Local Government area of Enugu State. Three research objectives with corresponding research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population comprised of 172 PHCWs from which a sample of 116 was withdrawn. The research questions were analyzed using frequencies and percentages while ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that PHCWs possessed average knowledge of injection safety. Also, PHCWs with more years of working experience had average level of knowledge while those with less years of working experience had low level of knowledge of injection safety. The result also revealed that there was significant difference in the level of knowledge of injection safety among PHCWs according to years of experience and cadre. Hence, it was recommended among others that State Ministry of Health in collaboration with Primary Healthcare Co-coordinators to periodically organize workshops and seminars for PHCWs to update their knowledge of injection safety