Hand hygiene knowledge, training and practice: A cross-sectional study in a tertiary health institution, North-central Nigeria
| Autor: | Simji S. Gomerep, Kenneth I. Onyedibe, Mark O. Okolo, Nathan Y. Shehu, J S Igbanugo, Daniel Z. Egah, Samson E. Isa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Cross-sectional study Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Health Personnel Nigeria Administrative controls 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hygiene Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Medicine Humans Hand Hygiene 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Response rate (survey) Cross Infection business.industry North central Retraining 030206 dentistry General Medicine Hospital Bed Capacity 500 and over Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Population study Female Guideline Adherence Health Facilities business |
| Zdroj: | Nigerian journal of clinical practice. 22(7) |
| ISSN: | 1119-3077 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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