Knowledge on Practice of Aseptic Technique During Delivery among Health Professionals in Selected Government Hospitals of Sikkim

Pregnancy and childbirth are the most important events of women's life. Women health and development are the indicators of National health and development. Pregnancy and childbirth are the major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity. Inadequate and inappropriate knowledge on practice of aseptic technique during delivery may have serious health consequences and significant impact on the maternal and child health. The investigators conducted a survey study to assess the knowledge on practice of aseptic technique during delivery. Investigators adopted a descriptive survey design where 60 health personnel were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique from selected hospitals, Sikkim. Validated structured questionnaire were used to collect the data. The findings of the study reveals that knowledge regarding Bio-medical waste management(87%),definition of asepsis, aseptic technique, infection(86%), aseptic technique in labour room(77%) and asepsis in stages of labour(59%) was found to be better whereas asepsis during delivery(57%) was found to be less. There was a significant association between knowledge on practice of aseptic technique during delivery with years of experience in labour room as seen by chi square value (p<0.05). The knowledge regarding asepsis during delivery needs more emphasis, as lack of knowledge on practice of aseptic technique during delivery can increases the chances of puerperal sepsis leading to maternal death.