Assessment Of Knowledge, Practices, And Attitude Of Hand Hygiene Among University Nursing And Optometry Undergraduate Students In Their Final Year Of Training
https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.956
- Author:
Janitha Plackal Ayyappan
1
;
Virgina varghese
1
;
Galal Mohammed Ismail
2
Author Information
1. Department of Optometry, College Of Health Sciences, University of Buraimi, Al Buraimi, Sultanate of Oman
2. College Of Health Sciences, University of Buraimi, Al Buraimi, Sultanate of Oman
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Knowledge, Attitude, Practices;
Hand hygiene;
Nursing and optometry;
Undergraduate students
- From:
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine
2021;21(2):226-233
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Safe Hand hygiene practice is considered the most essential component of patient safety. Especially when it comes to the health professionals; students are exposed to their clinical practice in the first years of their education. This accelerates the chances of getting infection via cross transmission of hands through the healthcare worker to the patient is most common.A quantitative cross sectional, questionnaire-based survey was carried out to investigate the level of Knowledge,practices,andattitudeofHandhygieneamonguniversitynursingandoptometryundergraduatestudentsintheirfinalyearoftraining.A total of one hundred and forty three subjects took part in the survey of which 73 nursing students and 70 optometry students. Fisher’s exact test was applied to test the level of Knowledge on practice and attitude. And the correlation coefficient r=-1 to+1 with P>0.05 was obtained. To add, using an observational checklist will be the ideal way to assess the hand hygiene practice in the clinical area. Moreover add a mandatory component as patient safety into the curricula of the undergraduate students of allied health will enhance the patient safety more effectively.
- Full text:202607091201051298922.2021my0615.pdf
