Data analysis:
The statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS 16.0. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by using frequency distribution, percent-age, mean, range and standard deviation. The level of significance was considered at 5% level (p.05). t-test was used to determine the differences between the knowledge and practice in relation to sociode-mographic characteristics of nurses. Pearson-moment product correlation coefficient was used to find out the relationship between total knowledge and practice.