WHO Hand Hygiene Observation Form for Application in an Optometric Training Facility in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan.
Background: Adherence to hand hygiene practices is essential in healthcare settings for the safety of both patients and health professionals. This study assesses the application and knowledge of hand hygiene practices among students of optometry. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 69...
| Published in: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 100 - 105 |
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Optometric Extension Program
Jun2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=180661733&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 180661733 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 23253479 HOOW jtl: Optometry & Visual Performance issn: 23253479 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2024 vid: 12 iid: 2 pid: 46881 pub: Optometric Extension Program place: Lutherville Timonium, Maryland artinfo: ui: 180661733 180661733 180661733 180661733 ppf: 100 ppct: 5 formats: tig: atl: WHO Hand Hygiene Observation Form for Application in an Optometric Training Facility in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital in Punjab, Pakistan. aug: au: Sehar, Nisma Asgher, Mehmona Batool, Isra Ayuub, Fareeha Saeed, Amber affil: MSc Clinical Optometry, Croydon, London sug: subj: Handwashing Evaluation Student Knowledge Evaluation Optometry Education Students, Medical Psychosocial Factors World Health Organization Tertiary Health Care Eye Care Human Pakistan Cross Sectional Studies Descriptive Statistics Descriptive Research Chi Square Test P-Value Data Analysis Software Professional Compliance Infection Patient Safety Questionnaires Health Care Delivery Sociodemographic Factors Disinfectants Universal Precautions Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional Prevention and Control Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Prevention and Control ab: Background: Adherence to hand hygiene practices is essential in healthcare settings for the safety of both patients and health professionals. This study assesses the application and knowledge of hand hygiene practices among students of optometry. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 69 students of all four professional years of optometry. Data was collected with a universal non-probability sampling technique by using an adapted World Health Organization (WHO) Hand-Hygiene Knowledge questionnaire for health-care workers along with a WHO Observation form. Results: Fifty-eight students completed the adapted WHO Observation form, according to which most of the instruments were not disinfected before use. The adapted WHO Hand-Hygiene Knowledge questionnaire was filled out by all students. Fifty-four (78.2%) students did not use an alcohol hand rub routinely. Only 15 (21.7%) students had received training in hand hygiene in the last three years, and 27 (39.1%) were aware of "My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene." Forty-two (60.9%) students washed their hands 10 times a day, while 33 (47.8%) students stated that an alcohol hand rub requires 20 seconds to kill most of the germs. No statistically significant differences between students of all professional years and timings recommended by WHO were observed (p=0.370). According to 57 (82.6%) students, practicing hand hygiene actions before touching a patient can reduce the transfer of germs to patients with no significant differences found between students, professional years, and hand hygiene knowledge (p=0.885). Conclusions: Regulations governing hand hygiene, including the use of alcohol rubs, were not consistently enforced in the practices assessed. The majority of the students was unaware of the five moments of hand hygiene and had not undergone any formal hygiene training. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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