Vocational School of Health Services Students’ Knowledge Levels on Hand Hygiene
Journal Title: ODU Medical Journal - Year 2022, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: Hand washing is an effective, easy and low cost application in the protection and development of general public health that can be applied in the prevention of the formation and spread of infections that individuals. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge levels of students in hand hygiene in terms of compliance with hand hygiene both in school and practice areas and to determine the extent to which this information affects hand washing habits in daily life. Methods: The research was carried out in the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. A total of 384 volunteer students who were present at the school on the day of the study and agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. The data of the research was collected through a questionnaire consisting of a total of 36 questions that will determine the level of knowledge about the socio-demographic characteristics of the students and hand hygiene. Descriptive statistics for continuous variables while expressed as mean and standard deviation, it is expressed as number and percentage for categorical variables. Chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between categorical variables. Results: 71.1% of the participants in the study were female and 28.9% were male students, and the average age of the students was 20.80 ± 2.165. 49.7% of them received hand hygiene training. 4.9% of the participants stated that they washed their hands 2-3 times a day, 32% 4-5 times, 41.7% 10 and above, 20.1% as needed. For hand hygiene, 73.7% stated that they used water-soap and 2.6% used hand sanitizer. 94% of the participants stated that hand hygiene reduced the rate of infection. 86.2% of the students stated that the number of washbasins in school is insufficient and 78.9% stated that there is no soap in the washbasins. In the application areas, 75% stated that there were no paper towels, 49.2% hand sanitizer, and 47.4% no gloves. Conclusion: In the field of hand hygiene, standard rules prepared by national and international infection prevention and control organizations confirm that hand hygiene alone is the most important procedure in preventing infections. In study, it was determined that the students who are candidates to become health personnel in the future have sufficient information about hand hygiene, but the necessary material to provide hand hygiene in school and application areas is insufficient.
Authors and Affiliations
Canan DEMİR , Van Yuzuncu Yil University Vocational Health Service, Van Turkey. Halime YILDIZ, VAN YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES Suzan GÜVEN, VAN YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF HEALTH SERVICES.
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