Knowledge of hand hygiene practices among students of ESIC medical college, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

Kamble, Vinod S.; Biradar, Santosh; Takpere, Aparna Y.; Reddy, Shrinivas

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20151234

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“…In our study 30.7% of resident doctors and 55.1% of nursing staff s had formal training on hand hygiene which is very less compared to study done in Raichur by Nair et al in which 74% medical and 95% nursing students had formal training 17 . In our study 47% of resident doctors and only 52% nursing staff s regularly used alcohol based hand rub compared to 58% students in a study done in ESIC college Gulbarga by Vinod et al 18 .…”

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

Yadav¹,

Giri²

2019

J. Nepal Paedtr. Soc.

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Introduction: Hand hygiene is a very simple and cost-effective procedure to prevent cross-transmission of microorganisms. The compliance of residents and nursing staffs with hand hygiene guidelines seems to be vital in preventing disease transmission among patients. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of residents and nursing staffs with regard to hand hygiene. Material and Methods: This was an institution based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 55 respondents (29 nursing staffs and 26 resident doctors) of department of paediatrics, Nobel Medical College in Biratnagar, Nepal. Knowledge was assessed using WHO hand hygiene questionnaire for health care workers. Chi square test was used to compare the percentage of correct responses between resident doctors and nursing staffs. A p value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: Among 26 resident doctors and 29 nursing staffs who participated in the study, 30.7% of resident doctors and 55.1% of nursing staffs had received formal training in hand hygiene in the last three years. Only 9% of participants (5 out of 55) had good knowledge regarding hand hygiene. Conclusions: The knowledge regarding hand hygiene is limited among the study population. The study recommends the need for emphasizing hand hygiene component in the preservice as well as in-service training programs of doctors and nurses.

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

Yadav¹,

Giri²

2019

J. Nepal Paedtr. Soc.

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“…The most frequent source of germs responsible for health care-associated infections are the germs already present on or within the patient. This answer was given correctly by 23.6% students in the Gulbarga study, whereas in our study only 10% students gave correct answer [12].…”

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A study on knowledge about hand hygiene among medical, dental and nursing students in Bangalore, Karnataka

Gore

Bindu

Saxena

2018

Public Health Rev: Int J Public Health Res

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Introduction:Hands are the main pathway of germ transmission during health care. Health care associated infections are the major concern when it comes to patient safety. Lack of hand hygiene leads to a serious problem in health care services as they may cause prolonged hospital stay. This study aims at assessing and comparing the knowledge regarding hand hygiene among undergraduate medical, dental and nursing students. Method: A cross-sectional, questionnairebased study was undertaken among 150 undergraduate medical, dental and nursing students studying in a Tertiary care teaching Institute in Bangalore, Karnataka. Data collection was done using World Health Organization hand hygiene questionnaire for health care workers. Analysis was done using SPSS version 21. Results: A total of 150 students participated in the study. Of these 48 were medical, 50 were dental and 52 were nursing students. Only 87 out of 150 (58%) students had received training in hand hygiene in past 3 yrs. The medical and nursing students had very poor knowledge that unclean hands of health care workers can transmit harmful germs to patients, whereas dental students had better knowledge about the same and the difference was statistically significant. Knowledge regarding washing of hands after exposure to blood was better among nursing students than medical and dental students. Conclusion: The knowledge about hand hygiene was not satisfactory among the students. Hand hygiene training can be made mandatory for medical, dental and nursing students as they handle patients.

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“…While in a study carried out in Gulbarga, Karnataka around 15% participants had not received formal training in hand hygiene. 17 We need to inculcate the culture of training undergraduate medical students in hand hygiene practice during the initial phase of their studies.…”

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Hand hygiene knowledge among undergraduate medical students in Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Brahmbhatt

Lodhiya

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Hand hygiene is now regarded as one of the most important element of infection control activities. Medical students in their clinical training phase throng the healthcare facilities and can potentially transmit infections besides being the healthcare providers of future when their pattern of training will reflect on their infection control practices. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the knowledge of undergraduate medical students regarding hand hygiene practices.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out and data was collected by using “WHO hand hygiene knowledge questionnaire for health care workers” among 2nd M.B.B.S medical students at Junagadh. Knowledge was graded as good, moderate or poor based on the total number of correct answers.Results: Total 123 students participated in the study. There were 65 (53%) females and 58 (47%) were males. The mean hand hygiene knowledge score (out of 25) was 15.05 (SD: ±2.37, 95% CI: 14.63-15.48). Majority of the participants (76%) had moderate knowledge of hand hygiene practices.Conclusions: In the present study majority of the students had not received formal training regarding hand hygiene practices. Majority of the students had moderate knowledge of hand hygiene. Incorporation of teaching and training of hand hygiene practice in the undergraduate teaching during the initial study years is the need of the hour to prevent further emergence of antimicrobial resistance and health care associated infections.

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Knowledge of hand hygiene practices among students of ESIC medical college, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

Cited by 21 publications

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

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

A study on knowledge about hand hygiene among medical, dental and nursing students in Bangalore, Karnataka

Hand hygiene knowledge among undergraduate medical students in Junagadh, Gujarat, India

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