Assessment of Hand Hygiene Knowledge among Residents and Nursing staffs at Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar

Yadav, Sunil Kumar; Giri, Arun

doi:10.3126/jnps.v38i2.20547

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“…Our findings were inconsistent with other study in Nepal carried out by Yadav SK, et al that found only 9% of participants had good knowledge on hand hygiene, which proved that their health care workers had moderate knowledge on hand hygiene [24]. Another study in Vietnam carried out by Cam Dung, et al found that health care workers had good knowledge of hand hygiene [28].…”

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“…A study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, found that most health care workers used alcohol and handwashing with water before touching the patient and handwashing with water more than alcohol after touching the patient [5]. Additionally, it differed from another study in Nepal carried out by Yadav SK, et al that found that health care workers mostly used alcohol-based hand rubs [24]. It differed from another study in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia, that found soap and water were the most common agents for cleansing the hands of HCWs [18].…”

Section: Associated Factors With Level Of Knowledge and Attitude Of Hand Hygienementioning

confidence: 87%

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To What Extent the Hand Hygiene among Health Care Workers Become the Core of Best Practice in the COVID-19 Era?

Al¹,

Alotaibi²,

Mostafa³

et al. 2020

Int Arch Nurs Health Care

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In the Era of COVID-19 outbreak, hand hygiene become a particularly critical for frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) who are overstretched and for whom this key routine task must be easy to complete and effective to prevent Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Therefore, this current study aims to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene among the HCWs and the potential factors influencing hand hygiene (HH) compliance according to the hand hygiene protocols at primary health care (PHC) centers in Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study included clinical staff working at PHC centers. A pre-validate questionnaire was used with observational approach of the application of HH among the study sample. The data were analyzed using SPSS software, and descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were produced. A P-value less than 0.05 with 95% confidence interval was used to declare statistical significance.Of 425 clinical study participants, 263 (61.9%) were females, 169 (39.8%) were at age group 31-39 years, and 215 (50.6%) were nurses/laboratory specialist, and 281 (33.9%) were from departments of high risk of contamination. Overall, the average knowledge score was 75%. However, there were significant higher scores in knowledge level among nurse and laboratory specialist had than the rest (P < 0.01) and three times likely more positive practice of hand hygiene in comparison to others [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 3.285, 95% CI, 1.764-6.116].Health care workers in this study showed a good score of hand hygiene knowledge but suboptimal practices which could be addressed the need for multimodal training program on strict implementation of the guidelines and compliance with hand hygiene best practices.

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Section: Associated Factors With Level Of Knowledge and Attitude Of Hand Hygienementioning

confidence: 87%

To What Extent the Hand Hygiene among Health Care Workers Become the Core of Best Practice in the COVID-19 Era?

Al¹,

Alotaibi²,

Mostafa³

et al. 2020

Int Arch Nurs Health Care

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“…Data collection in this study was before COVID-19 pandemic, and despite that the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 through air circulation is possible, it is not the main route of transmission. We found only (19.0%) of nurses were aware that the most frequent source of germs responsible for healthcare associated infections is present on or within the patient, which is low compared to a study in Biratnagar, in Nepal (30.0%) [28].…”

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Compliance with hand hygiene practices among nursing staff in secondary healthcare hospitals in Kuwait

Al-Anazi

Al-Dhefeery

Al-Hjaili

et al. 2022

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Hand hygiene (HH) among healthcare workers, especially nurses, is the main preventive measure to control healthcare associated infections but compliance with hand hygiene (CwHH) remains low in various settings including Kuwait. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of, attitudes towards, and CwHH among nursing staff in secondary care hospitals in Kuwait. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on nursing staff in all six secondary care hospitals in Kuwait. Data on knowledge of, attitudes towards, and self-reported CwHH were collected through a self-administered questionnaire that was developed based on WHO’s questionnaire, while the data on actual compliance were objectively collected through direct observation of nurses during routine care by two independent observers using WHO’s observation form. Results Of 829 nurses approached, 765 (92.2%) responded and participated. Of all participants, 524 (68.5%) were able to list “My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene” fully and appropriately. However, several misconceptions (e.g. air circulation in hospital is the main route of infection) about HH were found among the nurses. CwHH was (25.0%) by direct observation while self-reported compliance was (69.5%) each varied significantly (p < 0.001) between different hospitals. Female nurses compared to male nurses and non-Arab compared to Arab nationalities were more likely to report CwHH in multivariable analysis. Several items on knowledge of and attitudes towards HH were also associated with self-reported CwHH. Conclusion Observed CwHH among nursing staff in secondary care hospitals in Kuwait was low, which highlights the need to make more efforts to improve HH practices. Interventions that have been used elsewhere and found to be effective may be tested in Kuwait. Despite the good overall knowledge on HH among nurses, there are several misconceptions that need to be corrected.

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“…Hand hygiene is an effective way to prevent HAIs and reduce length of stay, morbidity, mortality and healthcare cost (Doronina et al ; World Health Organization ; Yadav & Giri ); however, compliance with proper hand hygiene practice is low among healthcare providers in developing countries.…”

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“…Hand hygiene is the most cost‐effective means to control HAIs and nurses play a key role as they are the front‐line healthcare workers with the most patient contact (Doronina et al ; Yadav & Giri ). Nurses’ compliance with hand hygiene guidelines seems to be critical to reduce HAIs (Vermeil et al ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Hand hygiene of nursing and midwifery students in Cambodia

Tem

Kong

Him

et al. 2019

International Nursing Review

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Aim To determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude and the practice of hand hygiene by nursing and midwifery students in Cambodia. Background Hand hygiene is the most cost‐effective means to prevent hospital‐acquired infections. Techniques of hand hygiene are simple; however, many researchers have found hand hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice to be poor in many healthcare settings worldwide, especially in developing countries. Cambodia is a developing country in Southeast Asia and data regarding hand hygiene are limited. Methods A cross‐sectional descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene. Students in nursing and midwifery programmes were the target population (n = 300). Survey data were collected from January to May 2017. Descriptive statistics, t‐tests and correlation coefficients were calculated to assess relationships between student knowledge, attitude and hand hygiene practice. Result The level of knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene in nursing and midwifery students was moderate. A majority of students had received hand hygiene training. There was no significant difference between nursing and midwifery students in knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene. However, a Pearson correlation of attitude and practice had a weak positive relationship. Conclusion Both nursing and midwifery students demonstrated moderate levels of knowledge, attitudes and practice of hand hygiene. Implication for nursing and health policy This study identified a need for hand hygiene training. Developing training programmes to improve attitudes about hand hygiene is strongly recommended. Effective training may contribute to change behaviours of hand hygiene (attitude), improve practice and ultimately reduce hospital‐acquired infections.

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Assessment of Hand Hygiene Knowledge among Residents and Nursing staffs at Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

To What Extent the Hand Hygiene among Health Care Workers Become the Core of Best Practice in the COVID-19 Era?

To What Extent the Hand Hygiene among Health Care Workers Become the Core of Best Practice in the COVID-19 Era?

Compliance with hand hygiene practices among nursing staff in secondary healthcare hospitals in Kuwait

Hand hygiene of nursing and midwifery students in Cambodia

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