A Survey of Handwashing Knowledge and Attitudes among the Healthcare Professionals in Lahore, Pakistan

To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes towards handwashing of clinical year medical and dental students and health-care professionals (HCPs) working in the departments of medicine, surgery, dentistry, nursing, and physiotherapy in Lahore, Pakistan. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted during...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2017-03, Vol.9 (3), p.e1089-e1089
Main Authors: Zil-E-Ali, Ahsan, Cheema, Mohsin A, Wajih Ullah, Muhammad, Ghulam, Hamzah, Tariq, Mariam
Format: Article
Language:English
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Environmental Health
Epidemiology/Public Health
Infectious Disease
Medical students
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Summary:To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes towards handwashing of clinical year medical and dental students and health-care professionals (HCPs) working in the departments of medicine, surgery, dentistry, nursing, and physiotherapy in Lahore, Pakistan. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted during May and June 2016. After approval from the institutional review board, a modified form of the World Health Organization (WHO) Hand Hygiene Knowledge Questionnaire for Healthcare workers that included 18 items was sent to 400 clinical year students and HCPs from six medical colleges and affiliated hospitals of Lahore. The data obtained was entered and analyzed by using IBM SPSS version 20 (IBM, NY, USA). Chi-square was used as the test of significance. A p of
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.1089