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Health care workers' knowledge and perceptions on WHO hand hygiene guidelines, and the perceived barriers to compliance with hand hygiene in Cyprus.
- Source :
- BMC Nursing; 9/11/2024, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is recognized as an important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs, and assists significantly in preventing healthcare-associated infections. HH compliance among health care workers (HCWs) is a result of their knowledge and perceptions. Aim: To investigate the knowledge and perceptions of WHO hand hygiene guidelines among HCWs, and the perceived barriers to compliance with hand hygiene in a major public hospital in Cyprus. Methods: A descriptive correlational study was conducted in September of 2019. The target population was all of the HCWs in Nicosia General Hospital (N = 1,386). The final sample consisted of 820 participants (119 physicians, 613 nurses, 27 physiotherapists, 59 ward assistants, 2 unidentified). This study used the HH knowledge and perception questionnaire that was developed by the WHO. Results: The results revealed that the average percentage score for knowledge among our sample was 61%, and statistically significant differences were observed among HCWs with regard to certain questions. It was found that HCWs, in most of their responses, presented high percentages of correct answers regarding their perceptions on hand hygiene guidelines but several perceived barriers to compliance on HH guidelines were identified as well. Conclusions: Knowledge and perceptions of HH guidelines among HCWs were moderate and good respectively. In addition, several perceived barriers to compliance on HH recommendations were identified. HH education is recognized as an important tool for removing these barriers but the recommended HH strategy should be multi-modal and consider local resources, administrative support and barriers to compliance with HH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CROSS infection prevention
MEDICAL protocols
PATIENT compliance
PUBLIC hospitals
STATISTICAL correlation
PHYSICIANS' assistants
HEALTH services accessibility
SELF-evaluation
BEHAVIOR disorders
MEDICAL personnel
PATIENT safety
T-test (Statistics)
HAND washing
HOSPITAL nursing staff
QUESTIONNAIRES
MEDICAL care
DRUG resistance in microorganisms
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
PROFESSIONS
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
RESEARCH methodology
RESEARCH
QUALITY of life
ONE-way analysis of variance
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
COMPARATIVE studies
DATA analysis software
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
PHYSICAL therapists
MEDICAL care costs
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726955
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179554216
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02181-8