TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Justification for the Study
1.6 Hypotheses
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Prevalence of sharp injuries among health-care provider
2.2 Predominance of needle-stick injuries among nurses
2.3 Universal precautions
2.4 Factors associated with needle-stick injuries
2.5 Information to utilize universal precautions
2.6 Motivation to utilize universal precautions
2.7 Behavioural skills to utilize universal precautions
2.8 Adherence to application of universal precautions
2.9 Conceptual Model
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population
3.3 Sample size and sampling Technique
3.4 Study variables and Null Hypotheses testing
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection
3.6 Validity and reliability of the instrument
3.7 Method of Data collection
3.8 Ethical considerations
3.9 Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, RESULTS AND
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
4.2 Knowledge of nurses on universal precautions
4.3 Motivation to utilize universal precautions
4.4 Perceived self-efficacy and perceived benefits to utilize
universal precautions
4.5 Adherence Practice of universal precautions among the respondents
4.6 Answers to research questions 1 to 4
4.6.1 Level of Information on universal precautions among participants
4.6.2 Level of Motivation received by participants
4.6.3 Level of Perceived Behavioural Skills of participants
4.6.4 Level of Adherence Practices of universal precautions of participants
4.7 Regression analysis and association between independent
variables and the dependent variable in the study
4.8 Correlation among variables in this study
4.9 Analysis of means in demographic characteristics in
relation to the variables in the study
4.9.1 Analysis of means across the health facilities
4.9.2 Analysis of means across ages of respondents
4.9.3 Analysis of means across sex of respondents
4.9.4 Analysis of means across ethnicity of respondents
4.9.5 Analysis of means across marital status of respondents
4.9.6 Analysis of means across qualification status of respondents
4.9.7 Analysis of means across occupational level of respondents
4.9.8 Analysis of means across years of work experience of respondents
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Implication of the Study to Health Promotion
5.5 Limitation of the study
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