EVALUATION OF HAND HYGIENE: IS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL EDUCATION EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTION OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS?

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Objective: Hand hygiene (HH) compliance is associated with effective prevention of health care-associated infections (HAI), the topic being very important due to current COVID-19 pandemic. There is a growing debate about the role of educational institutions in the low HH compliance of health workers. This study aimed to assess HH knowledge, self-assessment and attitudes of medical students in relation to provided educational background. Methods: A cross-sectional survey (mixed methods-approach) combined with the curriculum analysis and questionnaires. Quantitative method: a questionnaire of knowledge of HH issues (QK), and a questionnaire of self-assessment and attitudes (SAQ) towards HH. Qualitative method focused on an analysis of content of the curriculum documents. Results: 250 (KQ) and 238 (SAQ) questionnaires were analysed from students of general medicine (n = 262; average age 22.5 years). Below-average knowledge of HH and a high self-assessment of knowledge and compliance with HH was reported by 72.2% and 76.0% of students, respectively. Significant differences in knowledge and self-assessment of HH were found among study years and gender. The content analysis has revealed gaps in HH-related information in general medicine educational programme. Conclusions: It is highly expected that there might be some association between low HH knowledge level, false self-assessment and educational programme in medical students.

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Kelčíková, S., Mazúchová, L., Malinovská, N., Kopincová, J., & Tonhajzerová, I. (2021). EVALUATION OF HAND HYGIENE: IS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL EDUCATION EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTION OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS? Central European Journal of Public Health, 29(2), 102–108. https://doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a6501

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