Hand hygiene knowledge, training and practice: A cross-sectional study in a tertiary health institution, North-central Nigeria.

Autor:	Shehu NY; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria., Onyedibe KI; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria., Igbanugo JS; Department of Pharmacy, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria., Okolo MO; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria., Gomerep SS; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria., Isa SE; Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria., Egah DZ; Department of Medical Microbiology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nigerian journal of clinical practice [Niger J Clin Pract] 2019 Jul; Vol. 22 (7), pp. 1008-1013.
DOI:	10.4103/njcp.njcp_204_18
Abstrakt:	Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is the single most important means of preventing hospital-acquired infections. We set out to determine the knowledge, training gaps, and practice of HH in a tertiary health institution in a resource constrained setting. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers in a 600-bed capacity tertiary health centre. The study was conducted between April and November 2013. A multi-stage randomized sampling method was used to self-administer 322 WHO HH knowledge questionnaires. Information on HH training in the past 3 years, knowledge and practice of HH were obtained, and data were analysed using Epi-Info version 3.5.1. Results: A response rate of 98.5% was obtained for the HH knowledge assessment. Mean age of the study population was 39 ± 9.8. About 64% were females. Of all the respondents, only 16% had good knowledge of HH, 52% had moderate knowledge while 32% had poor knowledge. About 24% had formal training on HH. In terms of practice, only about 22% of the respondents self-reported routine practice of HH. Conclusions: The findings in this study suggest that there is sub-optimal HH knowledge, practice and training. It is imperative to improve the HH training and retraining of health care workers with a focus on attendants. Administrative controls and bold signage in healthcare institutions are also recommended. Competing Interests: None
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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