PERSPECTIVE OF FUTURE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON HAND HYGIENE IN A MEDICAL SCHOOL OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of undergraduate medical and nursing students about hand hygiene. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Institute of Nursing at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medic...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2020-02 (1), p.S78
Main Authors: Rizwana Kamran, Attia Bari, Din, Rehan Ud, Hira Sohail
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
College students
Cross infection
Curricula
Developing countries
Disabilities
Gender
Hands
Health aspects
Health care industry
Hygiene
Infection
Infection control
Knowledge
Medical personnel
Medical schools
Medical students
Nurses
Nursing education
Patient care
Patient safety
Professionals
Students
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of undergraduate medical and nursing students about hand hygiene. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Institute of Nursing at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, from Dec 2018 to Feb 2019. Methodology: A self-administered inventory was distributed to all fourth, final year undergraduate medical students (UGMS) and second, third and fourth year undergraduate nursing students (UGNS). The inventory consisted of 31 items. Descriptive statistics were used for calculating percentages of all items. Percentage >75 showed good awareness, while percentage 0.05). Conclusion: Both undergraduate medical and nursing students showed positive attitude with moderately satisfactory knowledge and practice towards hand hygiene. No difference was found in both groups with almost similar knowledge, attitude and practices.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842