Hand Hygiene knowledge

What is it about?

Hand hygiene is the simplest practical method of preventing cross-infection. Knowledge of hand hygiene plays a vital role in determining adherence to hand hygiene. Nosocomial infection is an infection that occurs in patients in hospital. This study aims to analyze the knowledge of health workers regarding hand hygiene in Palembang hospitals during Covid-19 era. This study used a cross-sectional design with 300 health workers who worked in hospitals in Palembang. They are selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected using online questionnaire during October 2020. The majority of respondents were female (88.67%), with the majority age group 30-39 years (43.67%), the majority of respondent came from nurses (63%), work in inpatient rooms (27.33%). A total of 80.67% of respondents have received formal training related to hand hygiene. 96% used alcohol-based hand rub. About 15.33% of respondents indicated good knowledge, moderate knowledge (80.33%), and less knowledge (4.3%) regarding hand hygiene. The difference in health workers' profession was significantly related to the level of knowledge about hand hygiene (p <0.05). There are differences in the level of knowledge about hand hygiene in each type of health worker profession

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Photo by Mélissa Jeanty on Unsplash

Photo by Mélissa Jeanty on Unsplash

Why is it important?

One preventive effort that needs to be optimized during the Covid-19 pandemic is maintaining proper hand hygiene