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Hand Hygiene Behaviors in Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Changed?

COVID-19 Pandemisi Sırasında Yetişkin Bireylerde El Hijyen Davranışları: Ne Değişti?

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189–200
Publication Date
2023-04-15
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When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5% of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background: Hand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives, health, livelihoods and health system.
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Key Findings & Data:Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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Conclusion & Impact:When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5% of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:COVID-19 Pandemisi · El Hijyeni · Salgın

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Background: Hand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives, health, livelihoods and health system. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed between 15 October 2020 and 30 November 2020 via Google Forms with 627 adult individuals. The data were collected with a questionnaire form created by the researchers as a result of the relevant literature review. Results: During the pandemic period, 91.4% of the participants stated that the habit of hand washing increased. It was observed that handwashing status of participants during the pandemic process changed in terms of age group, gender and those who considerg hand hygiene important in combating the epidemic (p<.05). When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5% of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet. Nearly all of the participants (96.7%) stated that they wash their hands after using a toilet, 92.7% after coming from outside, 84.1% after shopping, and more than half (52.2%) after meeting with friends or relatives. Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness of adult individuals about the importance of proper hand hygiene has changed. Handwashing behaviors of individuals in the society change during the pandemic period and this requires the attention of health professionals in particular.

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Giriş: El yıkama, salgın dönemlerinde etkenin kişiden kişiye yayılmasını önlemek ve pandeminin bireylerin yaşamı, sağlığı, geçim kaynakları ve sağlık sistemi üzerindeki etkisini azaltmak için hayati önem taşımaktadır. Amaç: Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemi döneminde yetişkinlerin el hijyeni davranışlarını incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma 15 Ekim 2020 - 30 Kasım 2020 arasında Google Forms aracılığıyla 627 yetişkin birey ile tamamlanmıştır. Veriler, ilgili literatür taraması sonucunda araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Pandemi döneminde katılımcıların %91.4’ü el yıkama alışkanlığının arttığını belirtmektedir. Katılımcıların pandemi sürecinde el yıkama durumlarının yaş grubu, cinsiyet ve salgınla mücadelede el hijyenine önem verenlere göre değiştiği görülmektedir (p<.05). Katılımcıların COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında el yıkama davranışları incelendiğinde, katılımcıların sadece %14.5’inin tuvalete girmeden önce ellerini yıkadığı tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcıların %96.7’si tuvaleti kullandıktan sonra, %92.7’si dışarıdan geldikten sonra, %84.1’i alışveriş yaptıktan sonra ve yarısından fazlası (%52.2) arkadaş veya akraba ile görüştükten sonra ellerini yıkadığını belirtmiştir. Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında yetişkin bireylerin uygun el hijyeninin önemine ilişkin farkındalıkları değişmiştir. Pandemi döneminde toplumdaki bireylerin el yıkama davranışları değişmekte ve bu durum özellikle sağlık profesyonellerinin dikkatini gerektirmektedir.

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KASAR, K. S., KARAMAN, E., YILDIRIM, Y. (2023). Hand Hygiene Behaviors in Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Changed?. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 189–200. https://ajindex.com/articles/939592

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