Survey for Hygiene Behavior on Healthcare Personnel by Hygiene Inventory 23 / 병원감염관리
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
;
: 40-51, 2012.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-104173
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study was to survey hygiene behavior of healthcare personnel according to the Hygiene Inventory 23 (HI23) and to use the results in education and research for promoting hygiene behaviors.METHODS:
We sampled a total of 400 people with 50 from each job category. The sample was obtained through convenient sampling among 8,200 employees working at a tertiary-care hospital with 2,600 beds in Seoul. The HI23 consisted of 5 subscales and 8 questions on general hygiene, 3 on household hygiene, 3 on food-related hygiene, 5 on hand hygiene methods, and 4 on personal hygiene, resulting in a total of 23 questions. The researcher also added 14 questions on the general characteristics of the subjects. The self-administered questionnaires were distributed on October 2009 and analyzed blindly.RESULTS:
The average total score for hygiene behavior was 3.04+/-0.44 (maximum of 4). In the subcategory of hygiene behavior, the mean score was 3.20+/-4.24 for general hygiene, 3.07+/-0.68 for household hygiene, 3.07+/-0.68 for food-related hygiene, 2.91+/-0.69 for hand hygiene methods, and 2.97+/-0.48 for personal hygiene. When factors affecting the level of hygiene behavior were identified through multivariate regression analysis, independent factors were found to be gender (female), job category (food-related job), experience in hand hygiene education, and experience in teaching hand hygiene or general hygiene.CONCLUSION:
Programs and education adapted to the characteristics of each job category in hospitals are needed to promote hygiene behaviors such as general hygiene, hand hygiene methods, household hygiene, food-related hygiene, and personal hygiene.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Hand Disinfection
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Family Characteristics
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Hygiene
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Delivery of Health Care
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Hand Hygiene
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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