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AI InsightThe theoretical and practical trainings that will be given regularly to all students will increase the harmony among the health personnel candidates.
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Abstract
Objective: Hand hygiene is the most effective, easiest and cheapest method in the prevention of nosocomial infections. In this study; the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of hand hygiene education given to university students studying at Vocational Health High School. Method : The study was carried out in Sakarya University Vocational Health High School in April 2017 after the necessary permissions. Educations were given by infection control nurse. Before and after the training (BT-AT); the students were asked to complete the interview form. The interview form consisted of 21 questions: nine questions including sociodemographic information, two questions including hand washing habits and ten questions for measuring hand hygiene knowledge level. Each question is 10 points and the maximum score is 100. The data were analyzed in SPSS 21 program and p <0.05 was considered significant. Results : In total, 103 students participated in the study. Of these, 24 of them were male and 79 were female. 85 of the students were between the ages of 17-20 and 18 were > 21 years and older. 43 of the students were medical documentation and secretarial, 37 were first and emergency aid, 15 were aged care, 5 were medical laboratory and 3 were child development department students. When hand washing habits are evaluated; 70.8% of the students wash their hands frequently, 17.4% wash their hands after dirty contact, 9.7% wash their hands after each sink and 2% said they did not wash their hands. The median level of hand hygiene knowledge level was 70.0 [50.0-80.0] whereas the median level of knowledge of AT hand hygiene was 80.0 [65.0-90.0] (p = 0.018). Conclusion : The knowledge of hand hygiene increased with the education. The theoretical and practical trainings that will be given regularly to all students will increase the harmony among the health personnel candidates.
Özet
ÖZET Amaç: El hijyeni, sağlık bakımıyla ilişkili enfeksiyonların (SBİE) önlenmesinde en etkili, en kolay ve en ucuz yöntemdir. Bu çalışmada amaç; Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu’nda (SHMYO) öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencilerine verilen el hijyeni eğitiminin etkinliğini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Çalışma, gerekli izinler sonrasında, Nisan 2017’de Sakarya Üniversitesi SHMYO’da yapıldı. Eğitimler, enfeksiyon kontrol hemşiresi tarafından verildi. Eğitim öncesi (EÖ) ve eğitim sonrası (ES) öğrencilerden doldurması istenen görüşme formu; sosyodemografik bilgileri içeren dokuz soru, el yıkama alışkanlığı bilgilerini içreren iki soru ve el hijyeni ile ilgili bilgi düzeyini ölçmeye yönelik oluşturulan on soru olmak üzere toplam 21 sorudan oluşturuldu. Her soruya 10 puan verildi, testten alınabilecek maksimum puan 100’dü. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 21 programında değerlendirildi, p<0.05 anlamlı kabul edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya 103 öğrenci katıldı. Öğrencilerin 24’ü erkek ve 79’u bayandı. Öğrencilerin 85’i 17-20 yaş arasında ve 18’i >21 yaş ve üzeriydi. Öğrencilerin 43’si tıbbi dökümantasyon ve sekrerterlik, 37’si ilk ve acil yardım, 15’i yaşlı bakımı, 5’i tıbbi laboratuvar ve 3’ü çocuk gelişimi bölümü öğrencisiydi. El yıkama alışkanlıkları değerlendirildiğinde; öğrencilerin %70,8’i sık sık el yıkadığını, %17,4’ü kirli temas sonrası ellerini yıkadığını, %9,7’si her lavabo sonrası ellerini yıkadığını ve %2’si el yıkamadığını belirtti. EÖ el hijyeni bilgi düzeyi ortancası 70,0 [50,0-80,0] iken ES el hijyeni bilgi düzeyi ortancası 80,0 [65,0-90,0] olarak hesaplandı (p=0.018). Sonuç: Eğitimle beraber öğrencilerin el hijyeni bilgi düzeyi arttı. Öğrencilere düzenli olarak verilecek olan teorik ve uygulamalı eğitimler sağlık personeli adaylarının uyumunı artıracağı düşünüldü. Anahtar Kelimeler: El Hijyeni, El Yıkama, Bilgi, Eğitim, Sağlık Teknikeri Öğrencileri. ABSTRACT Objective: Hand hygiene is the most effective, easiest and cheapest method in the prevention of nosocomial infections. In this study; the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of hand hygiene education given to university students studying at Vocational Health High School. Method : The study was carried out in Sakarya University Vocational Health High School in April 2017 after the necessary permissions. Trainings were given by infection control nurse. The interview form that the students were asked to complete before and after the training (BT-AT); 9 questions including sociodemographic information, 2 questions including handwashing habits and 10 questions designed to measure the level of knowledge about hand hygiene. Each question is 10 points and the maximum score is 100. The data were analyzed in SPSS 21 program and p <0.05 was considered significant. Results : In total, 103 students participated in the study. Of these, 24 of them were male and 79 were female. 85 of the students were between the ages of 17-20 and 18 were > 21 years and older. 43 of the students were medical documentation and secretarial, 37 were first and emergency aid, 15 were aged care, 5 were medical laboratory and 3 were child development department students. When hand washing habits are evaluated; 70.8% of the students wash their hands frequently, 17.4% wash their hands after dirty contact, 9.7% wash their hands after each sink and 2% said they did not wash their hands. The median level of hand hygiene knowledge level was 70.0 [50.0-80.0] whereas the median level of knowledge of AT hand hygiene was 80.0 [65.0-90.0] (p = 0.018). Conclusion : The knowledge of hand hygiene increased with the education. The theoretical and practical trainings that will be given regularly to all students will increase the harmony among the health personnel candidates. Key Words: Hand Hygiene, Hand Washing, Knowledge, Education, Health Technician Students.