Knowledge of hand hygiene in undergraduate medical, dental, and nursing students: A cross-sectional survey

Thakker, Vaishnavi S; Jadhav, Pradeep R.

doi:10.4103/2249-4863.174298

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“…The majority of students participating in this study had high knowledge and attitude (86 and 65.1% respectively) with nonsignificant differences between both studied groups as regards to knowledge and significant differences regarding attitude. These results are higher than those recorded in the study of Thakker and Jadhav 18 on 74 dental students in a tertiary care teaching institute in India, where the majority (70.27%) of their students had moderate knowledge, while in 25.67% of them the knowledge was low. The difference from the present study could be attributed to the different scale used for assessment of the results as they considered more than 75% as a good knowledge, 50 to 74% as moderate, and <50% as poor.…”

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Impact of Educational Intervention for Hand Hygiene on Dental Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Bacterial Contamination Level on Hands

Lingawi¹,

Maher²,

Afifi³

2017

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the educational intervention for hand hygiene (HH) on knowledge, attitude, and mean colony-forming bacterial counts and type of bacteria on hands of undergraduate dental students. Materials and methods:A total of 86 dental students from different clinical grades were included in the study. They were divided into two groups, group I (55 students) received onetime educational session for HH at the start of the academic year and group II (31 students) received an extra reenforcement session 6 months later. After 2 weeks of reenforcement session, a self-administrated questionnaire was directed to all participants assessing their knowledge and attitude about HH. Fingertip prints of the five fingers of the dominant hand from every participant were pressed onto blood agar plates in triplets at the same clinical session, before and after HH. Bacterial colony-forming units (CFUs) on each plate were recorded and identified microbiologically. Results:The overall scores of knowledge and attitude showed higher levels in group II than in group I with nonsignificant differences between both groups as regards knowledge and significant differences (p < 0.05) as regards attitude. Mean CFUs showed extremely significant differences (p ≤ 0.000) between 2nd and 3rd counts and between 1st and 2nd counts except for students of group I where the difference was only significant (p ≤ 0.05). Normal bacterial flora was identified in 94.9% of the plates (92.2% coagulase-negative Staphylococci and 2.7% Micrococcus). Potentially pathogenic bacteria isolated from the other plates were Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas spp., and spore-forming aerobic nonhemolytic Bacilli. Clinical significance: Continuous education with frequent training sessions is recommended to reinforce HH compliance and reduce cross-contamination. Impact of Educational Intervention for Hand

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Impact of Educational Intervention for Hand Hygiene on Dental Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Bacterial Contamination Level on Hands

Lingawi¹,

Maher²,

Afifi³

2017

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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“…Similarly, another study reported high scores on the baseline hand hygiene questionnaire (data were not shown) (14). While, Thakker & Jadhav, (2015) evaluated the knowledge regarding hand hygiene and documented an unsatisfactory level of knowledge (15). Less than 50% undergraduate participants knew that unhygienic hands of HCW were the main route of transmission of potential harmful germs while in our study 73.2 % knew it.…”

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Training as an Effective Tool to Increase the Knowledge About Hand Hygiene Actions. An Evaluation Study of Training Effectiveness in Kosovo

Sopjani¹,

Jahn²,

Behrens³

2017

Med Arch

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Introduction:Hand hygiene (HH) compliance with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines is essential to prevent bacterial transmission and infections acquired from hospital settings.Aim:The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of training tool of World Health Organization’s (WHOs) Hand Hygiene multi modal campaign at all public hospitals and at the University Clinical Center in Kosovo (UCCK).Method:During February 2016, 691 questionnaires were distributed to health care workers. The data collection was conducted through a questionnaire distributed before and after training. Measurement of questions was realized through a 5 point Likert scale.Results:The gender structure of participants turned out to be greater for women (n=571, 85%). The knowledge of health care workers differed significantly before and after the training (p<0.001), emphasizing that the impact of the training was important to improve the knowledge of participants. Thus, the average value of improvement of HCW’ knowledge was about 41.66 %.Conclusion:The findings emphasized the role of the training to improve the knowledge of participants about hand hygiene as well as prevention from infection.

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“…Thakker and Jadhav (2015) conducted a similar study to this and documented poor knowledge. Out of 40 nursing students, only 37.5% knew that unclean hands were the main route of transmission of potentially harmful germs (Thakker&Jadhav, 2015).…”

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Hand Hygiene Training and Its Impact on the Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Kosovo

Sopjani¹,

Jahn²,

Behrens³

2017

GJHS

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Background: Hand hygiene (HH) performing is a must in health care settings because it affects the human lives. Health Care Workers (HCW) must be aware and be trained continuously as regards hand hygiene. Aim:The aim of this article was to evaluate and compare the knowledge before and after an educational training of undergraduate nursing students at an educational institution in Pristine, Kosovo. Methods:A pre-post survey was conducted in February 2016 at an educational institution in Pristine, Kosovo. The World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire for hand hygiene knowledge of Health Care Workers (HCW) was used to collect the data.Results: From a total of 100 students, only 13 (13 %) were men and 87 (87%) were women. Their ages ranged between 18-23 years old. Only 55 (55 %) had poor knowledge level, 42 (42%) had moderate knowledge level and only 3 (3%) had good knowledge about HH practices before the training and after the training only 1 (1%) participant was found with poor knowledge, 61 (61%) moderate knowledge and 38 (38 %) good knowledge. The training had a significant impact on the acquisition of HH' knowledge. This was shown by the significant difference between the total points before and after the training (p <0.001). Conclucion:The training should be done consistently and be part of the nursing school curriculum, maintaining a satisfactory level of knowledge about hand hygiene as these students in a near future will face with Hand Hygiene (HH) issues in their daily clinical work.

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Knowledge of hand hygiene in undergraduate medical, dental, and nursing students: A cross-sectional survey

Cited by 42 publications

References 16 publications

Impact of Educational Intervention for Hand Hygiene on Dental Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Bacterial Contamination Level on Hands

Impact of Educational Intervention for Hand Hygiene on Dental Students’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Bacterial Contamination Level on Hands

Training as an Effective Tool to Increase the Knowledge About Hand Hygiene Actions. An Evaluation Study of Training Effectiveness in Kosovo

Hand Hygiene Training and Its Impact on the Knowledge of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Kosovo

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