HEALTH WORKERS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT INTRAVENOUS CANNULA-RELATED INFECTIONSAT TWO MAJOR CARIBBEAN HOSPITALS

Aim: To determine the perceptions of the health workers at two hospital in Trinidad with regard to their experiences with cannula use in the management of their patients. Design: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted using all categories of health who consented to participate in the study. Data was collected with researchers'-designed questionnaire structured to provide information on the health workers perceptions following their experiences with cannula-related infections in the management of their patients. Data was analyzed using the SPSS programme. Result: Results show that majority of health workers perceptions varied. They also show some strong association between the health workers aspects of perceptions and some of their independent variables. Some discrepancies were identified.Discussion:The discrepancies in the health workers' perceptions were discussed in line with literature.