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HAND HYGIENE: A SCHOLASTIC INTERVENTION PROJECTING THE BOTTOM OF HIERARCHY OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS
International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy ; 4(3):45-51, 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1998207
ABSTRACT

Background:

Amid this escalating pandemic crisis, adequate awareness about spread, control and prevention of COVID 19 is of utmost importance. As there is an emerging evidence on the presence of viable viral particles in the secretions and excreta of patients, untreated sewage, surfaces, it has become indispensable concern for the health care providers to be aware about the WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) risks and practices. Hand hygiene is the leading measure for reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance.

Objective:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene among housekeeping staff, technicians and attendants working in COVID-19 tertiary health care Centre. Materials and

Methods:

The study was conducted for the then present staff in JK hospital, COVID centre, Bhopal in the month of July, 2020. A standard form for recording the data was made. Housekeeping staff and attendants were involved from all the clinical departments. The tools for the data collection were questionnaires including multiple choices, yes/no answers. A prior orientation was provided to the respondents regarding how to fill the questionnaire. The questions were verbally asked by the researcher and the responses were sought.

Result:

A total of 83 health care workers participated in the study. Amongst the total participants, 37.34% were males and 65.65% were females. Most of the participants were in the age group of 18-39 years, 69.88% of them had gained knowledge about infection control in COVID-19 through hospital, 74.70% of them had received training about hand hygiene in past 6 months. Comparing the pre and post training responses, it was observed that the knowledge component significantly increased on post training evaluation regarding correct steps of hand hygiene (90.31% from 55.01%). There was remarkable increment from 55.16% to 95.54% in the practice element of hand hygiene on post training evaluation for all the five moments. Women showed 42% improvement in their knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene after training in comparison to men who did not show a significant habit change.

Conclusion:

Our study portrays moderate level of knowledge regarding many aspects of hand hygiene among health care workers. Education plays an important role in overcoming these barriers and makes it easy to incorporate changes in hand hygiene habits of healthcare workers. Middle aged workers show more sense of responsibility towards habit change as compared to the young.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: International Journal of Academic Medicine and Pharmacy Year: 2022 Document Type: Article