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Nurses are primarily responsible for preventing the occurrence of hypothermia among surgical patients. This study assessed nurses\u2019 knowledge and practices with respect to perioperative hypothermia prevention in Northwest Ethiopia, and investigated the factors associated with good knowledge and practice.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Northwest Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 25 March\u201320 May 2021.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>413 nurses working in the perioperative units of five referral hospitals.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Perioperative hypothermia prevention knowledge and practice among nurses.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Nearly three-fifths (59.1%; 95%\u2009CI: 54.7% to 63.7%) of respondents had good knowledge and about half (50.4%; 95%\u2009CI: 45.5% to 55.0%) had good practice with respect to perioperative hypothermia prevention. Factors associated with nurses\u2019 knowledge of prevention of perioperative hypothermia included male sex (adjusted OR (AOR):\u20091.61, 95%\u2009CI: 1.02 to 2.53), having a bachelor\u2019s degree (AOR:\u20092.50, 95%\u2009CI: 1.25 to 5.00), having a master\u2019s degree (AOR: 4.39, 95%\u2009CI: 1.45 to 13.20) and training participation (AOR:\u20093.68, 95%\u2009CI: 2.14 to 6.33). Factors associated with nurses\u2019 practice of prevention of perioperative hypothermia included working in recovery (AOR:\u20092.87, 95%\u2009CI: 1.08 to 7.58) and intensive care units (AOR: 2.39, 95%\u2009CI: 1.09 to 5.22), training participation (AOR:\u20092.64, 95%\u2009CI: 1.53 to 4.57), being satisfied with their job (AOR: 2.15, 95%\u2009CI: 1.34 to 3.43) and having good knowledge (AOR: 2.64, 95%\u2009CI: 1.63 to 4.27).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Nurses\u2019 knowledge and practice of the prevention of perioperative hypothermia were inadequate. Hospital managers need to design and strengthen training programmes and work to enhance job satisfaction.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2022-068131","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,13]],"date-time":"2023-12-13T23:31:34Z","timestamp":1702510294000},"page":"e068131","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Knowledge and practice of nurses with respect to perioperative hypothermia prevention in the Northwest Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3898-1660","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ashenafi Worku","family":"Woretaw","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Bezenaw","family":"Yimer Mekonnen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Netsanet","family":"Tsegaye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency and Critical Care Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5743-5687","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Endalkachew","family":"Dellie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departmeny of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025101812112879000_13.12.e068131.1","unstructured":"Osilla EV , Marsidi JL , Sharma S . 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