Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Hand Contamination and Practice of Italian Nursing and Medical Students

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作者
Bargellini, Annalisa [1 ]
Ferranti, Greta [1 ]
Santangelo, Maddalena [1 ]
Venturelli, Francesco [1 ]
Borella, Paola [1 ]
Marchesi, Isabella [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Modena & Reggio Emilia, Dept Diagnost Clin & Publ Hlth Med, Via Campi 287, I-41125 Modena, Italy
关键词
hand hygiene; hand bacterial contamination; medical students; nursing students; education;
D O I
10.2427/9971
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Background: Our objective was to measure hand bacterial contamination in a group of Italian nursing and medical students attending clinical wards for practical training, in order to verify the reliability of the information on hand hygiene (HH) adherence obtained by a self-reporting questionnaire. This questionnaire was administered with the aim of exploring the effectiveness of basic education. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous questionnaire designed to investigate HH knowledge and practices was administered to a convenience sample of 100 nursing and 100 medical students. Data collected was combined with hand bacterial contamination measured both at the point of entry and exit from the ward. Results: HH practices and knowledge were significantly higher in nursing compared to medical students. The most effective procedure in reducing bacterial contamination was the alternate use of hand washing and hand rubbing compared to only one practice and the absence of hand hygiene (geom. mean: 180.3, 410.2 and 907.4 CFU/hand respectively, p<0.001). Hand contamination was significantly higher in students who declared to have hardly ever/never implemented HH teaching during clinical practice compared to those who stated to have done it frequently/always (geom. mean: 716 vs 277.1 CFU/hand, p<0.02). ConclusionS: Our investigation adds something new to the topic of HH that is the measure of bacterial hand contamination to verify the reliability of the information obtained by questionnaire. The findings, pointing out some critical aspects in HH teaching among healthcare students, highlight that solid knowledge results in correct behaviour, and consequently in a reduction of hand contamination.
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