ABSTRACT

Hand hygiene is considered one among the foremost vital infection management methodology for preventing health care-associated diseases. Hands are the primary source of germ transmission during health care services. While the measures involved in hand hygiene are clear, the enforcement required for hand hygiene is poor worldwide. There are possibilities of transmitting infections because of not knowing the importance of maintaining proper hand hygiene. This is because of the lack of knowledge in following the steps for prevention of diseases transmitted through hands. The study was undertaken in order to ascertain the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) study on hand hygiene among medical practitioner who are in clinical practise around south Tamilnadu were chosen. This cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 180 dental professionals &medical practitioners in tamilnadu. Among the respondents87.9% of the participants has complete knowledge in hand hygiene. Around 87.7% of them accepted that following proper hand hygiene could prevent from bacterial transmission, 81.5% of the chart showed that there is an effect in using hand rubs for a time limitation which can prevent from microorganism transmission. The study also shows that our participants have poor knowledge about the effect of hand rubbing and have the thought that using alcohol rubs lead to intense staining. This research highlights the need for training programs amongst all medical professionals on hand hygiene activities to include existing awareness in the field with a behavioural shift in attitude and procedure that leads to a decline in the outbreak of nosocomial infections. Keywords: Attitude, Knowledge, Hand wash, hygiene, infection
Publication date: 01/06/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.6.5517