Publications by authors named "Salwa Khefacha"
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- - The study focused on assessing healthcare waste (HCW) management practices at Sahloul University Hospital in Tunisia from 2019 to 2021, aiming to evaluate the impact of training on staff behaviors and practices.
- - Following educational sessions, there was a notable increase in compliance rates for sorting HCW, with sharps sorting improving from 60.3% to 77.6%, while soft and solid waste sorting rose from 32.5% to 72.4% by 2021.
- - Despite these positive changes, issues like inadequate container labeling and difficulties in tracking waste collection times persisted, indicating areas where further improvements are still needed.
Objective: Since 2009, the unit of smoking cessation at Sahloul University Hospital - Tunisia was founded. In this context, the objective of our study was to determine the factors associated with smoking cessation in Tunisian smokers.
Methods: It was a descriptive prospective study over five-years-period 2015-2020.
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- * A self-administered questionnaire revealed that 64% of staff had incorrect responses about the order of pre-sterilization steps, while direct observations highlighted confusion between pre-disinfection and washing steps in 82% of cases.
- * The results indicate a significant gap in knowledge and adherence to proper sterilization protocols among staff, emphasizing the need for improved training and practices in the central sterilization process.
Objectives: According to World Health Organization (WHO),Unhealthy Diet (UD)is a major risk factor for chronic diseases. That's why it is important to study the UD and its associated factors. Our study aimed to describe the dietary behavior of young high school students and determine associated factors of UD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Simulation is one of the educational tools that can be used in the learning process to help with smoking cessation.
Aim: To synthesize all the publications studying the contribution of simulation as an educational tool in the acquisition of skills to help with smoking cessation.
Methods: We performed a systematic review of the Francophone and Anglophone literature over the past 24 years (1997 to 2020) using the PubMed, Science Direct and Cochrane Library databases.
[Therapeutic education in patients with coronary artery disease: impact on smoking cessation].
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
October 2022
Aim Of The Study: To describe the results of a therapeutic education program (cessation rate and success factors) among smoking coronary patients followed in the smoking cessation clinic at Sahloul University Hospital in Sousse during the period from 2015 to 2020.
Patients And Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among smokers with coronary artery disease who presented to the smoking cessation clinic at Sahloul University Hospital during the period from 2015 to 2020. The data collection was done by reviewing the records of smokers.
Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors of adverse events (AE) in a Tunisian university hospital.
Method: We carried out a longitudinal observational study in 2016 over a period of 3 months in the Sahloul university hospital of Sousse, Tunisia. Data were collected using a pretested form filled by doctors previously trained in the collection methodology, upon each visit to all hospitalized patients.
Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors of adverse events (AE) in a Tunisian university hospital.
Method: We carried out a longitudinal observational study in 2016 over a period of 3 months in the Sahloul university hospital of Sousse, Tunisia. Data were collected using a pretested form filled by doctors previously trained in the collection methodology, upon each visit to all hospitalized patients.
Multimodal intervention program to improve hand hygiene compliance: effectiveness and challenges.
J Egypt Public Health Assoc
March 2020
Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is considered the most important measure to tackle the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. However, compliance with recommendations is usually low and effective improvement strategies are needed. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of an intervention targeting hand hygiene promotion among healthcare workers (HCWs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the incidence and risk factors of adverse events (AE) in a Tunisian university hospital.
Method: We carried out a longitudinal observational study in 2016 over a period of 3 months in the Sahloul university hospital of Sousse, Tunisia. Data were collected using a pretested form filled by doctors previously trained in the collection methodology, upon each visit to all hospitalized patients.
Background: Smokers with comorbid anxio-depressive disorders are more prone to progress to a more severe level of dependence and to experience more severe nicotine withdrawal symptoms than smokers without anxio-depressive disorders.
Aim Of The Study: To determine the relationship between tobacco dependence and anxio-depressive disorders as well as assessing their impact on the withdrawal.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among attendees of the smoking cessation clinic of Sahloul University Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia, from December 2009 to May 2015.