Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in the Prevention of Nosocomial Infections among the Hospital Staff of a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Nosocomial infections are a public health problem worldwide that contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of hospitalized patients. Thus, the knowledge and perception of the prevention of nosocomial infections is an integral part of safe, high-quality patient care and is essential for the well-being of the patients, staff, and visitors in all healthcare establishments.

Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted among healthcare workers in Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State Nigeria, involving 250 respondents who were selected through a computer-generated simple random sampling technique.