Knowledge, Attitude and Performance of Nursing Students Towards Hand Hygiene in Medical and Surgical Wards of Zanjan Teaching Hospitals in ۲۰۱۹ -۲۰۲۰

  • سال انتشار: 1400
  • محل انتشار: مجله مراقبت های پیشگیرانه در پرستاری و مامایی، دوره: 12، شماره: 1
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_NMCJ-12-1_002
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 282
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نویسندگان

Mehrdad Javadpoor

Department of Medical –Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Nasrin Nasrin Bahrami Nejad

Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Fatemeh Ghorbani

Department of Medical –Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

Ramezan Fallah

Departeman of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

چکیده

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (or nosocomial infections) impose many health problems and costs on patients and hospitals. Hand hygiene compliance is one of the most effective ways to control and prevent the spread of nosocomial infections. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude and performance of nursing students towards hand hygiene in medical and surgery wards in Zanjan teaching hospitals, ۲۰۱۹. Methods: The current descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on ۵۰ junior and senior undergraduate nursing students of Zanjan Nursing and Midwifery faculty who were selected based on convenience sampling. Studentschr('۳۹') knowledge and attitude on hand hygiene were assessed through a standard questionnaire recommended by the World Health Organization and a researcher–made one. The study has been conducted from ۱۲.۱۰.۲۰۱۹ to ۹.۰۲.۲۰۲۰. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, Fisherchr('۳۹')s exact test and paired t-test by SPSS Software version ۲۲. Results: The results of the study demonstrated that ۶۲% of students had moderate knowledge about hand hygiene. Based on the findings only ۱۲% had a positive attitude to hand hygine.Conclusion: Since the unfavorable knowledge and attitude of students about hand hygiene and also the unavailability of essential facilities for hand hygiene increase the risk of transmission of  healthcare associated infections by students, so to prevent cross-infection ,it is recommended to  improve facilities concerning  hand hygiene, training and supervision.

کلیدواژه ها

hand hygiene, nursing students, knowledge, attitude, performance

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