Infection Prevention and Control Practices Regarding COVID-19 (IPCP)

Infection Prevention and Control Practices Among Primary Healthcare Nurses Regarding COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia

Background: Healthcare providers, particularly nurses, are at risk of infection as part of the COVID-19 epidemic chain since they assist in the disease's containment. By recognising the risk factors for infection and implementing suitable measures to reduce these risks, all reasonable efforts should be taken to control the spread of infection to them. The major aim of the present study was to determine the level of infection prevention and control practises used by primary healthcare nurses in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: COVID-19 Pandemic
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Questionnaire

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 198

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11451
    • King Saud university

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

healthcare practitioners and community health nurses who worked at the aforementioned centres. There are 800 nurses in total.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female healthcare practitioners with at least one year of experience and who worked in all areas of primary healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Healthcare providers that are unwilling to participate in the present study have been eliminated

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Primary Healthcare Nurses; Nurses allocated in primary Healthcare settings	Other: Questionnaire; The questionnaire's first section asked for demographic information such as gender, age, the name of the primary healthcare centre, and level of education. The second section comprised sources of knowledge on COVID-19; respondents replied on a scale of 1 least used (1), occasionally (2), more frequently (3), and most used (4). The third section had six items pertaining to nurses' infection prevention and control methods with reference to COVID-19, and respondents replied on a scale of yes (2), occasionally (1), and no (0). Permission to use the questionnaire has been requested from the author and is awaited.
Non Nurses Primary Healthcare; Other Healthcare providers allocated in primary health care settings	Other: Questionnaire; The questionnaire's first section asked for demographic information such as gender, age, the name of the primary healthcare centre, and level of education. The second section comprised sources of knowledge on COVID-19; respondents replied on a scale of 1 least used (1), occasionally (2), more frequently (3), and most used (4). The third section had six items pertaining to nurses' infection prevention and control methods with reference to COVID-19, and respondents replied on a scale of yes (2), occasionally (1), and no (0). Permission to use the questionnaire has been requested from the author and is awaited.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Distribution of study participants by gender, age group, marital status, and income level in a self-reported questionnaire.	Demographic data included age, gender, experience, educational level, marital status, income and job will be assessed using numerical code for each demographic variable.	Once within 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Detection of source of knowledge regarding COVID-19 prevention methods	Using self-reporting questionnaire, will assess Social Media, Radio & television, Seminars & workshops, Posters & Pamphlets, Newspapers &Magazines and Seniors & Other Colleagues from (Least used= 1 to Most used= 4).	Once within 6 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Circumstances when Healthcare providers practice infection prevention tasks in settings.	Assess the use of Personl Protective Equipments (Gloves, Mask(regular), N95 respirator mask, Surgical mask, Goggles, Apron, Gown, Isolation gown, Hair cover, Shoe cover and Eye protection) from Never(0) to Always (4).	Once within 6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: King Saud University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 12, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 15, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 16, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 19, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): November 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 23, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 19, 2021
• Last Verified: November 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Saudi Arabia; Infection control; Nurses; Primary Healthcare; Infection Prevention
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19; Infections
• Other Study ID Numbers: KSU-HE-21-35

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No