Evaluation the Level of Awareness on Sterilization Methods in a Research Center

Observing the correct principles of sterilization is one of the most important
strategies to prevent infection transmission and, also, to reduce the time and the cost of research projects in biological sciences. The aim of this study is to evaluate the awareness of employees in a research laboratory in an institute of medical sciences. In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was designed, which
contained important items of sterilization, such as autoclave performance and its quality control, conditions of sterilization by oven, and the principles of surface disinfection, and distributed among the staff. Forty-four filled questionnaires were
collected and the results were analyzed using SPSS version 17. There was a significant correlation between the level of education and the level of researcher's knowledge about the principles of sterilization (P