| Autor: |
Shashidhar Gurushantswamy Hiremath, Sreejith S. Nair, Ramesh Hanumantappa, Mohammed Asaduddin Siraj, Pooja Raghunath |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
ISRN Preventive Medicine |
| ISSN: |
2090-8784 |
| Popis: |
Background. Hand hygiene is recognized as the leading measure to prevent cross-transmission of microorganisms. Regarding hospital acquired infections, the compliance of nurses with hand washing guidelines seems to be vital in preventing the disease transmission among patients. There is a paucity of studies exploring this subject in Asia. Especially medical and nursing student’s knowledge of standard hand hygiene precautions is rarely compared. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 98 medical and 46 nursing students in a tertiary medical college in India. Knowledge was assessed using WHO hand hygiene questionnaire. Attitude and practices were evaluated by using another self-structured questionnaire. Z test was used to compare the percentage of correct responses between medical and nursing students. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results. Only 9% of participants (13 out of 144) had good knowledge regarding hand hygiene. Nursing students knowledge (P=0.023) , attitude (P=0.023), and practices (P<0.05) were significantly better than medical students. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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