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Factors Analysis Related towards Behavior of Nosocomial Infection Control on Family Waiting Patient



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Ratnasari Ratnasari, Anggorowati Anggorowati and Madya Sulisno

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2150/2020.01.003

World Health Organization (WHO) predicted 1.4 million people infected Health Associated Infection (HAIs). One of the risk factors caused is behavior of nosocomial infection control on patient watcher. The purpose is to know relation behavior of nosocomial infection control on patient watcher patient in Semarang hospital and the number of participants was 61 people. Research method was observation with cross sectional approach. Sampling technique was purposive sampling. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis with Pearson correlation test and chi-square test. Result showed a half of them, mean age of the participants was 45.56. Minimum-maximum values were 20-62 with standard deviation 11.114, gender in the research, most of them was female (83.6%), last education was junior high school (34,4%), most of them worked as maids (45.9%). Category of behavior of nosocomial infection control: less (44.3%), moderate (34.4%), and good (21.3%). There is a meaningful relation between behavior of nosocomial infection control behavior with age (p = 0.000), education (p = 0.000), and occupation (p = 0.000). There is no meaningful relation between behavior of nosocomial infection control with gender (p = 0.186). Conclusion: there is a meaningful relation between behavior of nosocomial infection control on patient watcher with age, education, and job, while gender does not have a meaningful relation with behavior of nosocomial infection control. Based on this research, it is recommended to be done as intervention which is able to increase behavior of nosocomial infection control on patient watcher by improving nursing service.

Infection control behavior, family waiting patient, nosocomial infection.

Ratnasari, R., et al. 2020. “Factors Analysis Related towards Behavior of Nosocomial Infection Control on Family Waiting Patient.” Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 8 (1): 13-17.