Cognitive status and influencing factors for hand hygiene among health care workers in a general hospital
10.3969/j.issn.1671-9638.2015.11.015
- VernacularTitle:综合医院医务人员手卫生认知及影响因素调查
- Author:
Xiaoyan WANG
;
Baozhen LI
;
Baohua PING
;
Xianhua GUAN
;
Shaoying LU
;
Liang JI
;
Qian LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hand hygiene;
health care worker;
cognition;
general hospital;
influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2015;(11):776-779
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate cognitive status and influencing factors for hand hygiene(HH)among health care workers(HCWs),and provide basis for scientific management of HH.Methods In April 2013,HCWs in a general hospital were selected by randomly sampling method,questionnaires were used to survey the implementation of HH in recent one month and HCWs’cognition on knowledge about HH.Results A total of 750 HCWs were in-vestigated,652 available questionnaires were collected.The frequency of hand washing and hand disinfection per day among most HCWs were 10 - 19 times,accounting for 46.62% and 47.85% respectively;30.52% of HCWs washed their hands for ≥30 seconds each time,60.58% of HCWs dried hands with paper towel after washing hands,57.21 % of HCWs abided by six-step hand washing method.The overall correct rate of cognition on ten op-portunities that requiring HH in clinical practice was 68.68%.The main factors influencing the implementation of HH were as follows:skin irritation of hand sanitizer and hand disinfectant subjectively considered by HCWs (63.34%),inadequate hand washing facilities(41 .10%);high cost of hand sanitizer ,hand disinfectant,and dry paper towel (38.96%),et al.Conclusion In addition to intensifying education on HH,installing rational HH facili-ties and improving HH standard are key points in strengthening HH in general hospital.
