Knowledge of Hand Hygiene Practices among Healthcare workers in Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital of Odisha

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of hand hygiene of health-care workers in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital. Methods:A study was conducted to assess the knowledge of hand hygiene for the five moments of hand hygiene of the World Health Organization. Health-care workers were given a questionnaire during routine patient care on a random basis and the data were collected. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 13.Results: A total of 50 health-care workers were questioned during the observation period. Answers differed by role: Nurses (25) and doctors (10). 15 nurses have no knowledge of moments of hand hygiene and were excluded from the study. Nurses were more likely to use soap and water compared to waterless-alcohol-based hand hygiene practices. Doctors were most likely to use alcoholic hand rub. Conclusion:Although knowledge of hand hygiene practice is high, use of alcohol-based disinfectant was found to be very low compared to soap and water.

The COVID 19-AN OVERVIEW ON EPIDEMIOLOGY, SYMPTOMS, PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT, TREATMENT AND ROLE OF HEALTH WORKERS

“…Another combination of Chinese and western medicines included Lopinavir/Ritonavir, arbidol and Shufeng Jiedu significantly improved the pneumonia symptoms in China [95].  Self-monitoring the signs and symptoms of COVID 19 and report the illness to managers  Ensure that workplace and all the surfaces exposed to patients are cleaned and disinfected properly  Search for the travel history of all the National and International travellers in past few months who came to them with respiratory symptoms  If the patient is suspected with the disease in OPD they should be provided with masks immediately  Examiners should use surgical masks and practice hand hygiene frequently  Suspected cases should be isolated immediately and informed to diagnostic centres of respective state [96][97][98]…”

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“…Improper hand wash does not lead to complete eradication of germs and can be a reason for infection. Factors involved lack of education, poor hygiene habit, perceived lack of importance, lack of time, dry skin, skin irritation or dermatitis, the absence of suitable cleansing agent and inadequate hand washing 18,19 . Spread of antibiotic-resistant strains MRSA through the hands were reported by researchers 20 .…”

“…General practices including hand wash before and after patient care, avoid touching inanimate object, wearing of gloves and mask while cleaning contaminated goods and learning than about sterilization of equipment used in patient care 19 .…”

Hand hygiene knowledge among eye care workers at an eye hospital in Nigeria

“…Previous studies on knowledge of HH among health workers reported varying results ranging from 15.5% to 99.3%. [ 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ] However, little is known about knowledge of HH among eye care workers.…”