Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Healthcare Providers in Semi-urban Communities of Sokoto State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umar Ango ◽  
Kehinde Awosan ◽  
Habibullahi Adamu ◽  
Shamsudeen Salawu ◽  
Musa Sani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Hand Hygiene Practice by Health Care Personnel at a Tertiary Hospital in North Eastern Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
I. A. Imoudu ◽  
M. G. Zirami ◽  
A. B. Zamo ◽  
I. E. Idiodemise ◽  
L. M. Mahmood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Health Care Personnel ◽  
Infection Prevention And Control ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Hand hygiene when done satisfactorily is one of the most effective ways of preventing hospital acquired infections. However elementary the process may seem, it is one that has been shown to significantly elude health care personnel (HCP). This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene by HCP at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Azare, North-Eastern Nigeria. Methods: The study was a cross sectional survey of HCP who make direct contact with patients at four randomly selected units of FMC Azare. Using the purposive sampling technique, a structured questionnaire was administered on the respondents. The collected data was analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Presentation of data was done with tables, in proportions and percentages. Results: Eighty-two (82) HCP were recruited into the study, 64 (78.0%) were males and 18 (22.0%) were females, giving a ratio of 3.6:1. Nurses made up 43.9%, health assistants 34.1% and doctors 22.0% of the total number. The respondents exhibited a good knowledge of hand hygiene (93.2%). Seventy- seven (93.9%) of the respondents showed a positive attitude while 6.1% had a negative attitude towards hand hygiene. All categories of respondents had good practice scores regarding hand hygiene. Conclusion: The knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene of HCP at FMC Azare is optimal. However, continuous training on infection prevention and control with emphasis on hand hygiene and other strategies is recommended to allow for improvement in compliance to the concept of standard precautions.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, practice of hand hygiene among nursing staff in medicine ICU in a tertiary health care centre in Western India

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 184
Author(s):  
Satyajeet K. Pawar ◽  
Rajvardhan R. Patil ◽  
R. V. Shinde ◽  
G. S. Karande
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Western India ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Cross Transmission ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Hospital infection is one of the leading cause of public health related issue throughout the world. Hand hygiene is one of the leading measure used to prevent cross-transmission and thus to reduce health care associated infections.Aims & Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice about hand hygiene in nursing staff in medicine ICU in a tertiary health care centre.Methodology: Total 48 medicine ICU nursing staff were given open ended questionnaire on knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene. Score were given for correct option and data was filled and analyzed in MS Excel softwareResults: Compliance in knowledge (62 %) and attitude (81 %) for hand hygiene was good. Performance in practice of hand hygiene was 54 % which was comparatively lower.Conclusion: Compliance of hand hygiene practice was lower compared to knowledge and attitude and needs to be addressed in the form of continued medical education. 

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Medical Students/Practitioners-A Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
S. Mithra ◽  
Pratibha Ramani ◽  
Herald J. Sherlin ◽  
S. Gheena ◽  
Abilasha Ramasubramaniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of nursing students on Hospital Acquired Infections in Western region of Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishwari Sharama Paudel ◽  
Vivek Ghosh ◽  
Purushottam Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Western Region ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background & Objectives: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a common problem and challenge faced by hospitals in all countries around the world. Nurses are an important part of the healthcare team that plays a unique role in the control of HAIs. Compliance on the part of healthcare workers (HCWs) including nurses with standard precautions has been recognized as being an efficient means to prevent and control HAIs. The present study was conducted with objective of understanding the level of Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding HAIs among nursing students in the Western Region of Nepal.Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among nursing students posted in different wards of two hospitals of Pokhara. A self administered questionnaire containing different set of questions regarding knowledge, attitude and practice on HAI were used for data collection.Results: Among the total participants in the study 97% of the participants considered that prevention of HAIs were a valuable part of nurses’ role but only 89% had received formal training regarding hand hygiene. The results show that 74% of the participants had good knowledge regarding HAIs. 82% of the participants felt that they would be less likely to transmit infection to the patient if they performed hand-hygiene. 66% of them identified that hand hygiene agents were not readily available in current settings. Regarding practice, only 6% performed hand hygiene before patient contact.Conclusion: The nursing students had good knowledge regarding HAIs that was reflected in their attitude and practice on hand hygiene for the prevention of HAIs. However there is the need of regular training and performance feedback regarding hand hygiene and the hospital environment should be hand-hygiene friendly with easily accessible to sinks and other facilities.

scholarly journals THE POSITIVE EFFECT OF AN INTEGRATED MEDICAL RESPONSE PROTOCOL ON THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF MEDICAL RESPONSE DURING FLOOD DISASTER AMONG HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN KELANTAN: A SIMULATION-BASED RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-74
Author(s):  
Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman ◽  
Mohd Faqhroll Mustaqim Mohd Fudzi ◽  
Mohd Najib Abdul Ghani ◽  
Hafizah Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
P Value ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Medical Response ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Response Phase ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

The Integrated Medical Response protocol (IMP) is a new protocol of medical response during the response phase of a flood disaster in Kelantan, Malaysia. It integrates response workflows of various rescue agencies involved in patient care during response phase of flood disaster. Traditionally, health care services in this region used either an all-hazard protocol or those not specific to Kelantan. The present study is aimed to test the effectiveness of IMP on knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare providers (HCP) involved in managing patients during flood disaster in Kelantan. This study was a prospective parallel group, single blinded, randomized controlled trial. The unit of randomization was the district within Kelantan on a 1:1 basis into either the control or intervention group using cluster randomized method. The hospitals within the district were subsequently assigned to the allocated group. Investigators were blinded to the assignments. The knowledge, attitude and practice scores of HCP were assessed by FloodDMQ-BM© and was evaluated 2 weeks before and immediately after a flood disaster table-top exercise. Data was analyzed using two-way repeated measure ANOVA. Our findings showed that intervention was essential to improve the knowledge [F (1,100) = 6.947, p-value 0.010 (<0.05)] and attitude scores [F (1,100) = 31.56, p-value 0.001]. Meanwhile, practice score was improved in both control and intervention group with time [F (1,100) = 226.56, p-value 0.001]. Thus, our localized IMP specific to response phase of flood disaster was crucial to further enhance the knowledge and attitude levels among HCP while practice level showed similar improvement in both control and intervention group post table-top exercise.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS REGARDING COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Aadil Ameer Ali ◽  
Noman Haq ◽  
Muhammad Rafiq ◽  
Amjad Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

This observational study was conducted to assess the attitude, knowledge and practices of health-care providers in context of novel corona virus or COvid-19 in Pakistan. A cross sectional survey has been conducted among the physicians, dentists, physiotherapists, pharmacists and nurses in a number of medical and health related facilities of Pakistan from April to June 2020. A self-constructed questionnaire was used among the 277 health care providers and SPSS version 23 was used to analyze the data. Male participants constituted 55.6% (n=154) of the total sample size. However, 91% of total participants aged between 23 to 33 years (n=252). In addition to this 71% participants were unmarried. In academic perspective 74.4% of the candidates were graduates and most of them were MBBS. Around 46.6 % people were permanent residents of Sindh while others belong to different regions of the country. Assessment revealed of knowledge, attitude and practice results showed that the great majority i.e. 96% (n=266) of the healthcare providers had adequate knowledge with respect to Covid-19. Moreover, 59.2% people (n=164) demonstrated positive attitude towards covid-19. Contrastingly, practices of a large number of healthcare providers were not found appropriate that makes up to 57.4% (n=159). The study concluded that the health care providers working in Pakistan have good knowledge and positive attitude towards covid-19, whereas the practice of Pakistani health care providers needs serious attention, because the results reveled the practice is below the mark.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Educative Session on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice, on Diabetes and Dyslipidemia, of Patients Attending a Private Medical College Hospital in South-India

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 2199-2204
Author(s):  
Vasanthan M Vasanthan M ◽  
Vinodhini V. M ◽  
Kasthuri N
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Medical College Hospital ◽  
South Indian Population ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction Diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia are non-communicable diseases that can be prevented and controlled by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) in patients will provide information of much importance in Advocacy (to set guidelines by the Healthcare providers), Communication (increase awareness in subpopulation), and Social mobilization (improve services and expand community support). The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an educative session on Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) in patients attending a private medical college hospital on diabetes and dyslipidemia in the South-Indian population. Methodology The study was cross-sectional which included 100 patients (41 female and 59 male) of 18-50 years of age attending the hospital and the Central clinical laboratory for various disease conditions. A self-administered questionnaire on personal aspects and diabetes and dyslipidemia was collected. Result Among the study participants, 18% completed school education, 74% completed under-graduation, and 8% completed post-graduation. The frequency of livelihood showed 84% from rural and 16% from an urban background. Nearly 71% were active and 29% were sedentary performing self-activity. The source of information regarding the treatment of patients was also obtained from the patients to implement the same in advocacy. The knowledge of the study group on various aspects including the causes, symptoms, tests, complications of diabetes mellitus, lipid profile, dietary fiber, and exercises was analyzed. We found clarity of explanation about diabetes improved well after the educative session. Around 80% of responders believed that both fiber and routine exercises would contribute to preventing diabetes. Analysis of the attitude and practice revealed a significant knowledge of practicing proper diet, exercises, and routine health care after the educative session. Conclusion We conclude that healthcare providers shall focus on educating the patients according to their needs with the knowledge to have positive attitudes on healthy lifestyle practices in addition to the appropriate treatment.

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