Journal Club: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practices of housekeeping and sanitation workers for infection control in clinical service laboratories of a tertiary care hospital

This research article is published in the Journal of Laboratory Physicians published by Scientific Scholar.

This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the laboratory physicians,scientific scholar,knowledge, attitudes,practices (KAP) of health and sanitation workers (HSWs) regarding safe housekeeping and sanitary practices. A validated KAP questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices related to hospital housekeeping and sanitation practices.

Findings revealed that the majority of health and sanitation workers demonstrated good knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores. The mean knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores were 17.65 ± 2.58, 32.97 ± 2.75, and 18.16 ± 2.12, respectively.

Therefore, it was concluded that this is the first study to systematically assess the KAP of health and sanitation workers in a hospital setting in India. Improving attitudes and addressing practical barriers to safe practices can enhance hospital infection control and patient safety.

Ref: Joshi P, Tiwari S, Selvaraj D, Ritika, Sahoo S, Dutta A, et al. A novel study to assess knowledge, attitude, and practices of housekeeping and sanitation workers for infection control in clinical service laboratories of a tertiary care hospital. J Lab Physicians. 2025;17:95-101. doi: 10.25259/JLP_272_2024