Affiliation:
1. Peerless Hospital, Kolkata
Abstract
Introduction: Nosocomial infections due to poor hand hygiene are a major cause of increasing morbidity, mortality and health care costs among
hospitalized patients worldwide. The high prevalence of these infections, as high as 19%, in developing countries poses a challenge to health care
providers. Hand hygiene is considered the single most cost-effective public health measure for preventing health care associated infection (HCAI).
Aims: To assess the compliance, identify factors inuencing compliance and to study the knowledge, attitude and perceptions associated with HH
among health care workers (HCW). Materials and method: This was a single centre cross sectional study from tertiary care hospital in kolkata,
India from February 2021 – February – 2022 were included all healthcare workers who are directly involved in management of the patient
(Doctors, Nursing stuff, paramedic stuff and group D stuff) in this study. Result: Knowledge about proper and consistent hand washing prevents
infections in health facilities was signicantly high in doctor group [49(98.0%)], in nurse group [47(94.05%)] and in others group [43(86.0%)].
(P=0.0488). Knowledge about no need for hand washing for those who perform their activity with caution was signicantly more in others group
[13(26.0%)] and in nurse group [3(6.0%)]. (P<0.0001). Doctor had [48(96.0%)] always and [2(4.0%)] usually practice of hand washing about after
contact with patients, most of the nursess had always [38(76.0%)], Usually [7(14.0%)], often [3(6.0%)] and somestimes 2(4.0%) practice of hand
washing about after contact with patients and lower number of others had [5(10.0%)] often ,[6(12.0%)] somestimes, [18(36.0%)] always and
[18(36.0%)] Usually practice of hand washing about after contact with patients but this was statistically signicant (P<0.0001). Conclusion:
Majority of the study participants were knowledgeable. However, they had poor practice of hand washing
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