Assessment Of Knowledge And Associated Factors Regarding Colostomy Care Among Staff Nurses Working In Surgical Icu And Oncology Units At Selected Public Hospitals Addis Ababa Ethiopia2017

Background:Colostomy is a stoma which is formed after removing the large bowel or colonrnand is opening in the abdominal wall that’s made during surgery. The care of patients withrncolostomy is a complex, challenging and lengthy process. Nurses who care for colostomy mustrnhave knowledge and skills to carry out the procedures with safety and precision.rnObjective: To assess knowledge and associated factors regarding colostomy care among Nursesrnworking in Surgical, ICU and Oncology Units at selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa,rnEthiopia 2017.rnMethods: Institutional based quantitative cross-sectional study design was conducted in surgicalrnwards, intensive care and oncology units of the five randomly selected public hospitals in AddisrnAbaba from March 15 to April 30, 2017. Simple random sampling technique deployed usingrnstructured self-administered questionnaire. Data was entered into Epi-data version 7 and exportedrninto SPSS versions 20.0 for analysis. Descriptive statistics including, frequencies, proportion,rnmean and standard deviation was demonstrated by using tables, graphs and texts. Bivariate andrnmulti-variate logistic regression analysis was computed considering p

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