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Hand hygiene knowledge and attitude of medical students in western Saudi Arabia.
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- Infection Control and Prevention Awareness Among Intensive and Cardiac Care Nurses: Implications for Managers and Policymakers.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Hand hygiene knowledge, beliefs, and practices among healthcare professionals in the primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Journal of medicine and life · 2025Article
- Assessment of Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Health Sciences Students in Herat, Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Predictors of hand hygiene attitudes among Saudi healthcare workers of the intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Healthcare Workers Caring for Children with Leukaemia in the Paediatric Oncology Ward of King Saud Medical City, Saudi Arabia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023Article
- A survey of hand hygiene practices among Indian medical undergraduates.Medical journal, Armed Forces India · 2022Article
- Barriers to hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia.Journal of environmental and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe practice of hand hygiene (HH) has prime importance among Health Care Professionals (HCPs) and non-compliance could cause adverse consequences. By keeping the importance of HH in mind, this study aims at investigating the knowledge and attitudes towards HH among medical students and interns at King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (SA).
methodsThe study includes 453 medical students and interns (189 males & 264 females). This study was completed in three months; from September to November 2017. The World Health Organization (WHO) HH questionnaire was used and data were analyzed on SPSS-21.
resultsTwo-third of the participants 292 (64.2%) had formal training in HH in the last three years. Almost half of the participants 254 (56.1%) had correct knowledge regarding the major course of transmission of potentially detrimental microbes among patients in the healthcare premises. Just 124 (27.4%) of the respondents had the correct knowledge about the most common basis of germs accountable for healthcare-related infections. Females had significantly better knowledge than males regarding the type of HH technique needed before palpation of the abdomen (177(54%) Vs. 151(46%);
conclusionThe majority of the participants' knowledge regarding HH was not up to the mark; however, female students had better knowledge compared to male students. The medical students and interns' knowledge and positive attitude towards HH can play a pivotal role in preventing HCPs associated infections and it would overall decrease the infection-related burden on the hospital and governmental budgets. It is suggested that multi-dimensional plans are required to change this low compliance to a higher rate.
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