Attitudes to Hand Hygiene Performance among Nursing Staff during Covid-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Mohammed Hindi Alwatifi, Wafaa Abd Ali Hattab

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs22163909

Keywords:

Attitudes, Hand Hygiene, Nurse, Covid-19

Abstract

Background: Proper hand hygiene was identified as one of the simplest most cost-effective Covid-19 prevention measures. However, there is no available evidence indicating that hand hygiene is fully practiced by health care workers

Objectives: This study aimed to fill this gap by assessing the attitudes regarding hand hygiene practice among nursing staff during the Covid-19 pandemic

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out in three hospitals' Intensive Care Units from the period (20th December 2021 to 30th January 2022). A non-probability sampling method consists of (130) nurses who were selected purposively based on the study criteria

Results: The majority of the study participants (73.1%) had negative attitudes towards hand hygiene.

Conclusion: There were an overall high proportion of participants with negative attitudes level toward hand hygiene.

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Mohammed Hindi Alwatifi, Wafaa Abd Ali Hattab. (2022). Attitudes to Hand Hygiene Performance among Nursing Staff during Covid-19 Pandemic. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 16(03), 909. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs22163909

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Vol. 16 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences

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