A Study of Knowledge of Nursing Students on Pre vention of Caesarian Section Surgical Site Infection at the University of Tripoli

الملخص

The worldwide rise in cesarean section (CS) rates is becoming a major public health concern and cause of considerable debate
due to potential maternal and perinatal risks, cost issues, and inequity in access.
Surgical site infection (SSI) after cesarean Section (CS) increases maternal morbidity, hospital stay, and medical cost. How
ever, limited evidence exists regarding post-CS wound infection’s magnitude and risk factors.
This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study performed at the nursing college of Tripoli University from 4th May to
25th May 2023.
The study sample includes 200 students of different specialties (basic, general nursing, operation theater, intensive care unit,
and midwife) in the department which was selected by convenient sampling techniques and the relevant data filled by a pre
designed structural questionnaire.
The extracted data had undergone analysis via SPSS software program version 22. The P value less than 0.05 was considered
statistically significant.
We studied 200 students from nursing college at University of Tripoli during 2023. The most frequent age range was between
21 and 25 years which accounts 82.9%.
The majority of participants were predominately females scoring 77.1% and 91.2% of them were single. On assessing the
nursing specialty, the most frequent specialty was basic accounts 35.1% followed by general nursing which scored 25.7%.
And most of them had studied maternal and child health 1 and 2.
The majority of them (91%) had trained in hospital accounts and the duration of training was months. 41.2% had attended an
infection control course or conference.
On determining the educational level of the nursing collage, of them were on third-year level which accounts for 61.8%.
Determining the relationship between specialty and (gender, age, and educational level) shows statistically significant results
with P - values were 0.014, 0.002, and 0.036 respectively.
In summary, the level of knowledge among nursing students considered is moderate level ranging from approximately 40%
to 65%.
Therefore, raising the awareness and health perception regarding infection control on cesarean section sites as well as increas
ing knowledge about surgical site infection signs are critical to avoid possible complications and achieve optimal health safety.