Mehdi Golafruz; Mehroz Javadi; Hadi Golafruz; Abbas Ebadi; Mohammadmehdi Salari
Volume 18, Issue 2 , July and August 2011, , Pages 98-103
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Health care personnel are always exposed to occupational injuries especially injuries due to sharp and cutting things. Therefore، the present study was designed and conducted to investigate the effect of safe management performance on knowledge، attitude and practice (KAP) levels ...
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Background and Purpose: Health care personnel are always exposed to occupational injuries especially injuries due to sharp and cutting things. Therefore، the present study was designed and conducted to investigate the effect of safe management performance on knowledge، attitude and practice (KAP) levels of the health care personnel of Baqyatallah Hospital، Iran.
Method and Materials: This experimental study was carried out in 2010، and 115 nurses were selected from 8 parallel wards; two random groups were shaped: experimental (n=59) and control (n=56) groups. The data were collected by a researcher-made questionnaire including 59 questions on the personnel’s knowledge، attitude and practice. The KAP was assessed in both groups after a two-month training period. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS 15 using chi-square، independent and paired t-test (P0.05). However، the KAP scores of the experimental group after training became 15.7±2.6، 58.1±2.7 and 87±4.6 respectively، with the corresponding control group scores of 6.2±1.8، 50.6±7.1 and 76.7±13 respectively; the difference after training was significant (P
M DANESHMANDI; E SAMADIPOUR; MM SALARI
Volume 15, Issue 1 , March and April 2008, , Pages 59-64
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Infection in healthcare settings is considered a serious risk and protection of the personnel and clients against it is a priority. Therefore this study was conducted to investigate the hand hygiene practice in four treatment groups in Sabzevar hospitals in 2005.
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Background and Purpose: Infection in healthcare settings is considered a serious risk and protection of the personnel and clients against it is a priority. Therefore this study was conducted to investigate the hand hygiene practice in four treatment groups in Sabzevar hospitals in 2005.
Methods and Materials: This deh1ive cross-sectional study was conducted among the hospital staff of Sabzevar hospitals in Sabzevar Iran. The study sample (Cl= 95%) with a 10% attrition rate was calculated to be 25 amounting to 100 in 4 groups who were selected through convenient sampling. Luisham Observation checklist was used for data collection. For data analysis ANOVA t-test Fisher’s test Chi-square and Tukey were used.
Results: The findings revealed that adherence to hand hygiene practice in internists was 34.4% in the surgical staff 21.3% in the intensive group 15.65% and in doctors 16.59%. Out of 1356 situations of hand hygiene practice only in 306 cases hand hygiene was practiced. In general the mean percentage for the four groups was 22.6%.
Conclusion: In general the hand hygiene practice while taking care of patients is low and unsatisfactory.