Understanding Healthcare Workers Self-Reported Practices, Knowledge and Attitude about Hand Hygiene in a Medical Setting in Rural India.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe self-reported practices and assess knowledge and attitudes regarding hand hygiene among healthcare workers in a rural Indian teaching hospital.

Setting

A rural teaching hospital and its associated medical and nursing colleges in the district of Ujjain, India.

Method

The study population consisted of physicians, nurses, teaching staff, clinical instructors and nursing students. Self-administered questionnaires based on the World Health Organization Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare were used.

Results

Out of 489 healthcare workers, 259 participated in the study (response rate = 53%). The proportion of healthcare workers that reported to 'always' practice hand hygiene in the selected situations varied from 40-96% amongst categories. Reported

SUBMITTER: Diwan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5053486 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature