An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study
Background: Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and the most important cost-effective measures in the prevention of Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs result in high morbidity and mortality besides additional costs. On the other hand, compliance rates of hand hygiene among health-care workers...
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| description | Background: Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and the most important cost-effective measures in the prevention of Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs result in high morbidity and mortality besides additional costs. On the other hand, compliance rates of hand hygiene among health-care workers, remains low. Objective: To estimate the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices on Hand hygiene among medical undergraduates in the study setting. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 535 medical undergraduates for duration of 6 months from January 2021 to June2021 at a government medical college in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. Data was collected using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire, and statistical analysis was performed with WHO Epi info software version 3.5.4. Results: The proportion of students having a satisfactory level of knowledge, attitude, and practices were 512 (95.70%), 447 (83.55%), and 356 (66.54%) respectively and the difference among them was statistically significant. Conclusion: The present study finds the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) gap among medical students, emphasizing the need for behaviour change communication for the same. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27961f627ca24c63998775fda9e9f6b62023-10-03T10:44:27ZengAl Ameen Medical CollegeAl Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences0974-11432023-10-011604316322An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based studyTrupti B. Naik0Meghana B.M1Vijaykumar Mane2Asmabegaum Biradar3Department of Microbiology, Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Yadapura Village, Kasaba Hobli, Chamarajanagar-571313, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Yadapura Village, Kasaba Hobli, Chamarajanagar-571313, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences, Near Kidadal Gate, Gangavthi Road, Koppal-583231, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Al Ameen Medical College and Hospital, Athani Road, Vijayapur-586108, Karnataka, IndiaBackground: Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and the most important cost-effective measures in the prevention of Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs result in high morbidity and mortality besides additional costs. On the other hand, compliance rates of hand hygiene among health-care workers, remains low. Objective: To estimate the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices on Hand hygiene among medical undergraduates in the study setting. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 535 medical undergraduates for duration of 6 months from January 2021 to June2021 at a government medical college in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. Data was collected using a pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire, and statistical analysis was performed with WHO Epi info software version 3.5.4. Results: The proportion of students having a satisfactory level of knowledge, attitude, and practices were 512 (95.70%), 447 (83.55%), and 356 (66.54%) respectively and the difference among them was statistically significant. Conclusion: The present study finds the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) gap among medical students, emphasizing the need for behaviour change communication for the same.http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/ArticlePDFs/7%20AJMS%20V16.N4.2023%20p%20316-322.pdfhand hygieneinfectionmedical studentsquestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Trupti B. Naik Meghana B.M Vijaykumar Mane Asmabegaum Biradar An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences hand hygiene infection medical students questionnaire |
| title | An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study |
| title_full | An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study |
| title_fullStr | An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study |
| title_full_unstemmed | An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study |
| title_short | An assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka: A questionnaire- based study |
| title_sort | assessment of the knowledge attitude and practices on hand hygiene among medical undergraduates at chamarajanagar karnataka a questionnaire based study |
| topic | hand hygiene infection medical students questionnaire |
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