An Investigation on Knowledge,Attitude and Practice about Prevention and Control of Infections Diseases Among Healthcare Workers in Baoan District Shenzhen City

Objective:Study the awareness of knowledge attitude and practice of prevention and control for infectious diseases among health-care workers in Baoan District,to provide evidence for regulating infectious disease controlling. Methods:Stratified sampling method was used to choose 80schools and kindergartens.Questionnaire survey was conducted in the chosen schools and kindergartens.Results:The structure of gender,title,education,professional and other of health care workers were irrational,mainly in education,job title of a lower level;the average scores of knowledge answering paper was only 59.8;92percent of health care workers carried out health education about prevention and control for infectious diseases in nearly one year,70.7percent of health care workers can develop the case study of infectious diseases,only 25%percent of health care workers can collect throat swabs independent;they,in general,thought that prevention and control for infections diseases play an important role in maintaining a normal order for teaching work in the schools;more than 90percent of educational institutions carried out the work of infectious disease controlling,such as morning examination,surveillance of illness-induced absence.Conclusion:The knowledge and skills of health care workers can not meet the work requirements.Government departments should to increase the funding of basic health facilities,to optimize the health care team,to enhance training of staff skills,and effectively improve the income.