- Title
- Healthcare workers' knowledge and attitudes regarding the World Health Organization's "my 5 moments for hand hygiene" : evidence from a Vietnamese central general hospital
- Creator
- Nguyen, Huy; Tran, Hieu; Khuong, Long; Nguyen, Thanh; Ho, Na
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/183637
- Identifier
- vital:16355
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.19.319
- Identifier
- ISBN:1975-8375 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Objectives: Although the World Health Organization (WHO) initiative "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene"has been lauded as effective in preventing hospital-associated infections, little is known about healthcare workers (HCWs)' hand hygiene behavior. In this study, we sought to assess knowledge and attitudes towards the concepts in this initiative, as well as associated factors, among Vietnamese HCWs at a general hospital. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to HCWs at a central Vietnamese general hospital in 2015. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with HCWs' knowledge and attitudes towards hand hygiene. Results: Of 120 respondents, 65.8% and 67.5% demonstrated appropriate knowledge and a positive attitude, respectively, regarding all 5 hand hygiene moments. Logistic regression indicated better knowledge of hand hygiene in workers who were over 30 years old, who were direct HCWs (rather than managers), who had frequent access to clinical information, and who received their clinical information from training. Those who worked in infectious and tropical disease wards, who had frequent access to clinical information, and who received information from training were more likely to have a positive attitude towards hand hygiene than their counterparts. Conclusions: Although many Vietnamese HCWs displayed moderate knowledge and positive attitudes towards the WHO hand hygiene guidelines, a key gap remained. Regular education and training programs are needed to increase knowledge and to improve attitudes and practices towards hand hygiene. Furthermore, a combination of multimodal strategies and locally-adapted interventions is needed for sustainable hand hygiene adherence. Copyright © 2020 The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Huy Nguyen” is provided in this record**
- Publisher
- Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
- Relation
- Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Vol. 53, no. 4 (2020), p. 236-244
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
- Rights
- Copyright © 2020 The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences; 42 Health Sciences; Attitude; Hand hygiene; Health workers; Knowledge; Vietnam; World Health Organization
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