Adherence to adult intramuscular injection protocol at Civil Hospital Karachi

Objective: To assess the level of adherence to Adult Intramuscular Injections Protocol by health care providers of Civil Hospital Karachi. Methods: This analytical cross sectional study was conducted in July and August of 2009, at Civil Hospital Karachi after institutional permission. Data was collected with a pre tested data collection tool. Two hundred and seventeen house officers and nurses were interviewed. SPSSv16.0 was used for descriptive and scoring analysis. Results: With a 94% response rate, 156(76%) interns and 49(24%) nurses were interviewed. Majority scored well regarding preparation of intramuscular injections with 40(19.5%) participants scoring 12 out of 15 marks. Highest score about administration of intramuscular injects questions was 7 in 43(21%) of the participants. Twenty three (11%) failed to reply about contraindications and 14 (20%) mentioned that there are no contraindications. Conclusion: Health care providers at Civil Hospital Karachi are partially adhering to Adult Intramuscular Injections protocol, which calls for intensive training.