Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine knowledge, attitude, practice of using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
among dental assistants working at tertiary care hospitals of Multan.
METHODOLOY: Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Multan by completing 98
questionnaires through random sampling technique from private and public sector hospital. Data was
analyzed with SPSS, with the significant level being p<0.05 by using chia-square test.
RESULTS: Majority 50 (51.02) participants were from private hospitals and 26 (52%) participants from
private sector have a good knowledge about the use of PPE where as 34(70.8%) participants from the
public sector had good knowledge as compare to private hospital. 34 (68%) participants from the private
sector has a good or positive attitude towards the use of PPE as compared to 36 (75%) participants from
the public sector. 29 (58%) participants from the private sector use PPE as compared to 31 (65%)
participants from the public sector. P-value for knowledge vs practice of public sector was 0.046
(p<0.05), which was statistically significant and p-value for attitude vs practice of public sector was
0.015 (p<0.05), which was also statistically significant. However, in private sector hospitals we did not
find any statistical significance.
CONCLUSION: Study has concluded that the Knowledge, Attitude & Practice among dental assistants
working in Public sector was better than those who were working in private sector hospitals.
Mohsin Javaid, Ramesh Kumar, Mudassar Mushtaq Jawad Abbasi, Shoaib Kiyani, Kavita, Saadia Basharat. (2019) Knowledge, Attitude & Practice regarding use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among Dental Assistants Working at Tertiary Care Hospitals of Multan, Pakistan, Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume-18, Issue-3.
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