Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cross Infection Control Among Students of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene, and Dental Technology in Jordan

Abstract

Background: Cross infection control, to reduce the incidence of disease transmission between patients and dental team personnel, is an integral part of good clinical practice. Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of cross infection control among dental, dental hygiene, and dental technology students. Methods: Data were collected by a self-administrated questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice of infection control measures. The questionnaire was published electronically to final year dental, dental hygiene, and dental technology students through student’s official social media groups . Results: Statistically significant difference was found in relation to students' specialization (p-value ≤ 0.05). None of the dental hygienist students had a negative attitude about infection control, while most of participants with a negative attitude were dental technology students (84.6%). No statistically significant difference (p>0.05) was found between groups in regard to cross-infection knowledge, where the level of knowledge ranged from moderate to good. Conclusion: Good knowledge, attitude, and practice were reported for dental and dental hygiene students, while good knowledge with a negative attitude was found amongst dental technology students. Specialty affected the practice of infection control measures, yet gender was not a significant variable. Improvement of the university curriculum, particularly for dental technology students, to increase awareness and knowledge of cross infection control is highly recommended.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Hepatitis B Infection among Healthcare Students; A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan.

“…This is similar to other studies conducted in Vietnam and Ghana [14,20]. Furthermore, our results show that (45.1%) of healthcare students reported having HBV test before starting clinical training at hospitals while (70.7%) of them reported taking HBV vaccine, similar to another study done in Jordan among students in dental practices [21]. In addition, the majority (82.3%) of healthcare students believed that the HBV vaccine is safe; this finding is in line with other studies done in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, and in contrast to an Italian study done among dentists [8,10,22] To achieve universal hepatitis B vaccine coverage for all healthcare students, schools must implement programs to evaluate students' immunity status and provide vaccines to unvaccinated individuals.…”

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Hepatitis B Infection among Healthcare Students—A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study in Jordan

“…This was similar to other studies conducted in Vietnam and Ghana [14,20]. Furthermore, our results showed that 45.1% of healthcare students reported having an HBV test before starting clinical training at hospitals, while 70.7% of them reported receiving an HBV vaccine, similar to another study done in Jordan among students in dental practices [21]. In addition, the majority (82.3%) of healthcare students believed that the HBV vaccine is safe; this finding is in line with other studies done in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, and in contrast to an Italian study done among dentists [8,10,22].…”