Knowledge and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Undergraduate Nurses in College of Medicine University of Lagos

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dc.contributor.authorAdemuyiwa, IY
dc.contributor.authorFarotimi, AA
dc.contributor.authorAfolabi, WA
dc.contributor.authorQuadri, YO
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T08:28:48Z
dc.date.available2022-01-25T08:28:48Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hand hygiene practices of health care workers have been shown to be an effective measure in preventing hospital infections. Despite the simplicity of the procedure, health care providers‟ compliance with hand hygiene is poor. Objective: To assess the knowledge and compliance of hand hygiene practice among undergraduate nurses in CMUL. Materials and Methods: The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional study. World Health Organization Hand Hygiene Questionnaire for Health Care Workers was administered to elicit information from the respondents and analysis was done using SPSS version 21.Categorical variables were tested for statistical significance using chi-square at 0.05 p-values. Results: One hundred and forty-one (141) respondents had a good knowledge of hand hygiene compliance, 51 (36.2%) of the respondents demonstrated good practice of hand hygiene compliance while 90 (63.8%) of the respondents‟ practice of hand hygiene compliance was poor. There was a statistically significant association between the respondent‟s academic level and knowledge on hand hygiene compliance (p< 0.001) and between the respondent‟s knowledge and practice on hand hygiene compliance (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that academic level and knowledge of respondents positively impacts on compliance with hand hygiene practices. Therefore, undergraduate nursing curriculum should emphasis this important infection control technique.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdemuyiwa IY, Farotimi AA, Afolabi WA et.al. Knowledge and practice of hand hygiene among undergraduate nurses in college of medicine university of Lagos. Int J Health Sci Res. 2019; 9(12):97-103.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10746
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Research Institute for policy Developmenten_US
dc.subjectHand hygiene complianceen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduatesen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectCare workersen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Undergraduate Nurses in College of Medicine University of Lagosen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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