HAMBATAN PERAWAT DALAM PELAKSANAAN STANDARD PRECAUTIONS DI INSTALASI GAWAT DARURAT RSUD SUMEDANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Pranita ◽  
Ati Surya Mediawati ◽  
Ristina Mirwanti
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Skin Irritation ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Standard Precautions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Safe Injection ◽  
Respiratory Hygiene ◽  
Environmental Disinfection

Standard precautions is an action to prevent infection in any cases of medical treatment toward patients. However, some studies have shown that the implementation of standard precautions has not been optimal due to the barriers perceived by nurses. This study aimed to identify the barriers perceived by nurses in the implementation of standard precautions. Descriptive-quantitative method was used with cross-sectional approach in 37 nurses in General Hospital Emergency Department by using total sampling technique. The data were collected by using questionnaires consisting of 48 statements, including five action of standard precautions (hand hygiene, use of PPEs, safe injection, environmental disinfection, and respiratory hygiene practices/ethics of cough and sneezing) and have been through the content and face validity test. The data were analyzed by using frequency distribution and presented in percentage.  The results showed that there were some barriers perceived by nurses on standard precautions action. The most perceived barriers are limited PPEs equipment (45.9%), equipment that irritates the skin on hand hygiene (37.8%), increased number of patients in environmental disinfection (32.4%), limited support and supervision in the implementations of standard precautions for safe injection (16.2%), and equipment limitations on respiratory hygiene practices/ethics of cough and sneezing (10.8%). Based on this research, the hospital should strengthen the function properly and regularly to overcome some equipment, seek hand hygiene equipment containing emollient/moisturizers and alcohol type hand rub n-propanol to overcome skin irritation, and pay attention to the study of the ratio of nurses and patients to safe working practices. In addition, the hospital should create a practice program, socialize rewards or penalties to improve it in standard precautions.  

scholarly journals Hand hygiene practices among school children of a periurban area Firozabad district

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Srivastava ◽  
Amarveer Singh Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
School Children ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primordial Prevention ◽  
Hygiene Practices

Background: Hand hygiene is a milestone of infectious disease control, and promotion of improved hand hygiene has been recognized as an important public health measure. The present study was undertaken to assess the hand hygiene practices among the school students of a peri urban area in district Firozabad.Methods: This six months cross sectional study was carried out among the students of an Intermediate college situated in a peri urban area of Firozabad district, U. P. All the students who were present in the respective classes (Vth–VIIth standard) were surveyed. A structured, self-administered pretested questionnaire was used to collect detailed information about the subjects‟ self-reported hand washing practices. Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using the Microsoft Excel and SPSS windows version 14.0 software.Results: Out of total 76 students, 97.4% practiced hand washing after defecation with Soap and water, while 63.2% did hand washing after cleaning with soap and water and 31.6% washed hands before eating food with Soap and water. A higher proportion of males showed proper hand hygiene practices than females. Proper Hand hygiene practices increased with the increase in education.Conclusions: Teaching the correct hand hygiene practice at an early age with help students to be healthy in later life. Thus primordial prevention is the key to reduce infection in school children. 

scholarly journals An observational study to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students regarding hand washing

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 3076
Author(s):  
Shashi Saxena ◽  
Saurabh Mishra ◽  
Huma Khan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Medical Undergraduates ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Hand hygiene is a milestone in the field of infectious disease control. Promotion of improved hand hygiene has been recognized as an important public health measure. Therefore hand washing is being promoted in various ways. This study has been conducted to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding hand hygiene practices amongst the medical students to identify areas of gaps in their knowledge, attitude and practices.Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted among medical undergraduates of a private medical college in western Utter Pradesh. A pre tested questionnaire with multiple choice questions was used for collection of data.Results: A total of 246 MBBS students participated in the study out of which 50.4 % students were male and rest were female. 78.5% participants were belonging to the age group 19-21 years. Students have good knowledge of hand washing irrespective of their educational front.Conclusions: The results of our study are fairly good still a proper training program is required to generate awareness among the community. Maintenance of hand hygiene should be a part of our education system at primary level.

scholarly journals Utilization of Alcohol-based Hand Sanitizers and Associated Health Risks Among Healthcare Professionals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desta Assefa H/mariam ◽  
Tadesse Gudeta
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Skin Irritation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hand Sanitizer

Abstract Background: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is a crucial and widely used product to avert the rapid spreading of corona-virus disease (COVID-19). However, frequent apply of alcohol-based hand sanitizer mainly at the point-of-care can cause health risks and shortages in and outside the healthcare facilities. The present study was designed to assess the utilization of alcohol-based hand sanitizers and the incidence of associated health risks among health care professionals in COVID-19 pandemic times. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia, between April 01 and June 27, 2020. The collected data were analyzed and described using IBM SPSS Statistics software version 21.Results: Ninety-six health care professionals with 28.69+4.048 years of mean age participated in the study. 95.8% of them practiced alcohol-based hand sanitizers to avert COVID-19 virus transmission in the healthcare setting and community. But they were challenges to practice hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand sanitizers. The common problems were alcohol-based hand sanitizers unavailability 66(68.8%), costly 50(52.1%), and skin damage 8(8.3%). Most of them experienced health risks such as skin dryness 60(62.5%), skin irritation 27(28.1%), ocular irritation 11(11.5%), cough 11(11.5%), and others. These health risks resulted in that 9(9.4%) of them did not practice hand hygiene by alcohol-based hand sanitizers (p-value = 0.999). Conclusion: To prevent COVID-19 virus transmission by alcohol-based hand sanitizers, health care professionals faced different challenges, such as access to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and reported health risks. Therefore, the regulatory and public health bodies should promote local production of alcohol-based hand sanitizers with careful follow-up, and its health risks management plan should gain attention.

scholarly journals Food Safety in Sub-urban Market: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hand Hygiene in Wadata Market, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
OG Ogbeyi ◽  
TO Afolaranmi ◽  
PO Amede ◽  
O Audu ◽  
BT Koko
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Food Hygiene ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Urban Market ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Healthcare Associated

A large number of males and females are engaged in the provision of food in Wadata market. Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of infection prevention (IP). When optimally performed, hand hygiene reduces healthcare-associated infections (HAI), spread and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Poor compliance with hand hygiene practices remains a challenge for IP practitioners all over the world. More than 250 foodborne diseases are caused by bacteria or parasites. This study was conducted using a descriptive cross-sectional study of 138 respondents in Wadata market. Peer-reviewed and pilot tested questionnaires were employed. The questionnaires were classified into four sections namely-socio - demographic characteristics, knowledge on hand hygiene, attitude towards food hygiene and hygiene practices. Data analysis was done using Epi info a software package for statistical analysis version 23. Majority (40.6%) of the respondents were between the ages of 21-30 years. There were more females (80.6%) food vendors than males. Over 65% of the respondents had education above secondary school; and most of them obtained information on hand hygiene from mass media. Over 62% could define hand hygiene correctly while more than 90% had positive attitude towards hand hygiene. The practice level of the respondents of hand hygiene in this study was poor 42.7%. There was significant association between educational status and knowledge of hand hygiene (p<0.05). Overall knowledge of hand hygiene of the respondents was good and they had positive attitude towards hand hygiene but this did not strictly translate to good practices of hand hygiene.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge on hand hygiene among final year medical undergraduates

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5584-5588
Author(s):  
Khaja Moinuddin S ◽  
Kavita Y ◽  
Manibalan V ◽  
Thirumaran ◽  
Karthikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Healthcare Settings ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Medical Undergraduates

Inadequate hand hygiene remains one of the main reasons for the spread of hospital-acquired infections, and now it is regarded as a key element of infection control activities. Hand hygiene practices are faulty in most healthcare settings. The present study was aimed to determine knowledge on hand hygiene among final year medical undergraduates. This was an institution-based descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital and medical college in the department of obstetrics and gynaecology after obtaining ethical clearance from the institution. Informed consent was obtained from all the participants. All participants were given self-reporting questionnaires to fill. The questionnaire form contained questions based on hand hygiene knowledge assessment (obtained from the 2009 Global patient safety strategy initiative WHO guidelines). A total of 110 medical undergraduates were included in the study. (male,47 (42.7%) , female, 63(57.3%). A total of 14 participants scored less than 50% and accounted for 12.7%. Seventy-eight participants scored between 50-74, which accounted for 70.9%. It was noticed that good knowledge (≥ 75) on hand hygiene was least and accounted for 16.4%In the present study, knowledge on hand hygiene was found to be a moderate level in the majority of final year medical graduates.

scholarly journals Evolution of adherence to hand hygiene in health care professionals in a third level hospital in relation to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro de Arriba-Fernández ◽  
◽  
Manuel Jesús Molina-Cabrillana ◽  
Lluís Serra Majem
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Healthcare It ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
And Control ◽  
Level Hospital

Introduction. Proper hand hygiene is the main measure in the prevention and control of infection associated with healthcare. It describes how the pandemic period of 2020 has influenced the evolution of the degree of compliance with hand hygiene practices in health professionals at the Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria with respect to previous years. Methods. Descriptive cross-sectional study of direct observation on compliance with the five moments of hand hygiene in the 2018-2020 period. Adherence is described with the frequency distribution of the different moments in which it was indicated. Results. Total adherence has increased from 42.5% in 2018, to 47.6% in 2019, and 59.2% in 2020 (p <0.05). Total adherence was greater in the moments after contact with the patient (67%) than in the moments before contact (48%). The area with the highest adherence was dialysis (83%). There is a greater adherence in open areas than in hospitalization areas (65% vs 56%). Higher adherence was determined in physicians (73%) and nurses (74%), than in nursing assistants (50%) (p<0.05). Conclusions. In 2020 there was an increase in adherence to hand hygiene compared to previous years. A higher percentage of adherence was determined in physicians and nurses than in nursing assistants. We consider that the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has played a relevant role in this increase in adherence.

scholarly journals Home-based hand hygiene practices of mothers in relation to infections in their infants

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
O.B. Ogunfowora ◽  
T.A. Ogunlesi ◽  
O.O. Oba-Daini
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Young Infants ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Access To Water

Background: Infections are the leading causes of death in children. Most of these infections are transmitted through the hands of mothers, carers and health workers.Objective: To determine the pattern of home-based hand hygiene practices among mothers of young infants attending a tertiary facility clinic in relation to infections in their infants.Methods: A cross-sectional study of mothers of infants attending an immunization clinic was conducted using a self-designed, pretested questionnaire.Results: The mean age of the 203 mothers was 30.3 ±3.8 years. The majority of the mothers received counselling about hand washing as part of antenatal care (79.8%), had access to water at home (94.0%) and always washed hands with water and soap (48.3%). Although 149 (73.4%) knew  hand sanitizers, only 28 (13.8%) used it. Close to half of their infants (46.3%) had various infections (diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, and boils) within a month of the interview. Only counselling was associated with good quality hand washing practices (p<0.0001) while the age of child less than 6 months and good quality of hand washing were associated with the absence of infections in the infants (p = 0.029 and p<0.0001 respectively).Conclusion: Half of the cohort of mothers practiced good quality hand washing but with poor use of hand sanitizers. With various infections recorded in close to half of their infants, it is important to emphasise better hand washing techniques and improve access to alcohol-based hand sanitizers. Key words: Alcohol-based Hand sanitizers, Hand hygiene, Hand washing, Infants, Infections, Sagamu.

scholarly journals Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Munthir M. Almoslem ◽  
Talal A. Alshehri ◽  
Arwa A. Althumairi ◽  
Mohammed T. Aljassim ◽  
Mohamed E. Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Protective Measure ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
School Students ◽  
Eastern Province ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Background. Lack of knowledge about appropriate handwashing practices has caused great concerns for human health, especially in the risk of many communicable diseases. The objective of the current study is to determine the level of handwashing knowledge, attitudes, and practices among school students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was recruited from November 2019 to March 2020 to assess the level of the students’ handwashing knowledge. A reliable questionnaire was prepared (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.608) and conducted using a two-stage sampling technique. A total of 271 students participated in the study from primary, middle, and high schools; 80% were boys, most of whom displayed an acceptable level of knowledge on hand hygiene. Nearly 75% and 74% of boys and girls, respectively, gained knowledge about hand hygiene practices from their parents. Only 46% of the students thought that handwashing is a potential protective measure against diseases, whereas 34% thought it only removes dirt. Prevalence of handwashing with soap after using the toilet was recognized among 52% of the students. Additionally, 93% of the students used water and soap to wash their hands ( p value < 0.001) and 97% suggested that soap and water are the best methods to wash their hands ( p value < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between the mother’s education and hand hygiene practices ( p value = 0.044). Results collectively indicated that handwashing knowledge and practices among school students in the Eastern Province are acceptable interventions in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Indeed, further improvement conducted through specific health education programs to emphasize the role of handwashing in health hygiene is highly recommended.

scholarly journals Comparison of Perceived and Observed Hand Hygiene Compliance in Healthcare Workers in MERS-CoV Endemic Regions

Healthcare ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Modhi Alshammari ◽  
Kelly Reynolds ◽  
Marc Verhougstraete ◽  
Mary O’Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hygiene Practices

This study investigated healthcare workers’ perceptions of hand hygiene practices by comparing personal reports, as assessed by questionnaires, to direct observations of the workers’ hand hygiene practices. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. Observations were made using a 16-item checklist, based on three sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Boyce and Pittet’s guidelines of hand hygiene. The checklist was used for both direct-observation and self-reported data collection purposes. Pearson correlation and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) were utilized to statistically determine the relationship between healthcare workers’ reports of hand hygiene practices and observed hand hygiene behaviors. The study was conducted in the outpatient examination rooms and emergency departments of three types of hospitals in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia where Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is endemic and is observed in routine cases and outbreaks. The total sample size included 87 physicians and nurses recruited while on duty during the scheduled observation periods, with each healthcare worker being observed during individual medical examinations with at least three patients. No statistically significant correlations between the healthcare workers’ perceptions of hand hygiene practices and healthcare workers’ actual behaviors were evident. Based on the self-report questionnaires, significant differences were found between physicians’ and nurses’ hand hygiene practices reports. Healthcare workers clearly understand the importance of careful hand hygiene practices, but based on researchers’ observations, the medical personnel failed to properly implement protocol-driven hand hygiene applications. However, the significant differences between physicians’ and nurses’ self-reports suggest further inquiry is needed to fully explore these discrepancies.

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