Correlation between nurse knowledge and attitude with hand hygiene compliance
Journal Title: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Backround: World Health Organization (WHO) stated that nosocomial infection cause 1,4 million death every day in the world in 2010. Indonesia has a high incidence of infection nosocomial within ten public hospitals in 2010, where the rate was between 6-16% with an average 9,8%. Nurses are expected to have the knowledge and attitude in the implementation of hand hygiene because education and behavior are the factors involved in performing hand hygiene Objective: The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between nurses’ knowledge and attitudes with hand hygiene compliance in Nur Hidayah Hospital, Bantul. Methods: This research was an analytic observational study with the cross-sectional design. The variable of this research is knowledge, attitude, and hand hygiene compliance of nurses, with the 40 respondents. This research used questionnaire and checklist sheet. Analysis of data was done using analysis univariate and bivariate (Chi-square) test. Result: The research indicated there was a connection between knowledge and hand hygiene (P= 0,002; 95% CI) and also there is a connection between attitude and compliance of hand hygiene (P= 0,003;95% CI) at Nur Hidayah Bantul hospital. Those show that attitude is a risk factor. Conclusion: There are connection between nurses’ knowledge and attitude with hand hygiene compliance at Nur Hidayah Bantul hospital.
Authors and Affiliations
Azhar Alwi Zakaria, Liena Sofiana
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