The Operating According to Principle of Biosafety and Biosecurity of Medical Laboratory Staff at the Hospitals under the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health
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Biosafety and Biosecurity; Medical laboratory staff, hospitals under the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health, Medical diagnosis processes, Pathogens and Animal Toxin Act, B.E. 2558 (2015)Abstract
This research was a cross-sectional study aimed to study the operation according to the principle of Biosafety and Biosecurity of Medical Laboratory staff at the hospitals under the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Health. The sample comprised 260 participants of Medical Laboratory staff in Community Hospital with at least one year experience in the Medical Laboratory. The data was collected through self-administered questionnaires developed by the researcher. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-Square, Fisher Exact test and Binary Logistic Regression.
The study showed that the medical laboratory staff had a high level of operation. Age, job title, the possession of samples suspected or infected by pathogens, awareness of criteria procedures and conditions for medical diagnosis process in accordance with Section 27 of the Pathogens and Animal Toxins Act, B.E. 2558 (2015), were significantly related to the operation. The chosen level of statistical significance was set at 0.05 level. And the possession of samples suspected or infected by pathogens, awareness of criteria, procedures, and conditions for medical diagnosis process influences the operation according to the principle of Biosafety and Biosecurity.
The study findings suggest that a person who works with pathogens should study and strictly follow the law. Hospital administrators must control or supervise subordinates to carry out legal procedures correctly. Law enforcement agencies have improved the process of communicating, disseminating, providing knowledge and guidelines for complying with the law effectively.
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