TY  - JOUR
T1  - Level of Knowledge Toward Surgical Site Infections among Clinical Years Medical Students in The Western Region of Saudi Arabia
A1  - Yasser Hussain Alnofaiey
A1  - Hulayyil Huwayda H Almuqati
A1  - Awad Ahmed Alasmari
A1  - Mohammed Hussain W Alosaimi
A1  - Mohamed Ali M Alshehri
A1  - Abdulaziz Saud F Aljuaid
A1  - Rayan Eidhah H Alzaidi
JF  - Pharmacophore
JO  - Pharmacophore
SN  - 2229-5402
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.51847/kz5B70vSYR
SP  - 74
EP  - 79
N2  - A surgical site infection is an infection that develops within 30 days following a surgery in the body where the surgical incision was performed. Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge of medical students about SSI in western Saudi Arabia. This study aims to assess awareness of surgical site infection among medical students in clinical years in the western region of Saudi Arabia and to show the difference in knowledge between governmental universities. We performed an observational study with a cross-sectional study design. A validated structured online questionnaire was used as a study tool. The questionnaire was distributed among the medical students through online means. Our study included 441 participants, of whom 46.7% were males. Only 7.3% of participants had a good knowledge score (≥70%), whereas 58.5% had a poor knowledge score (
UR  - https://pharmacophorejournal.com/article/level-of-knowledge-toward-surgical-site-infections-among-clinical-years-medical-students-in-the-west-hr8eigopapa4kxg
ER  -