Khushbakht Anwar, Bushra Anwar, Zunaira Tabassum.
KAP Survey of Hand Hygiene Practices in Doctors of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(2):684-6.

Background: Hand washing has been one of the most important infection control strategies in health care system . Aim: To study and review the baseline knowledge, attitude about hand hygiene and that how it is practiced. Moreover the study aimed to find reasons for failure of this practice. Methods: This was a cross sectional study, which was carried out among medical staff of different departments of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore. 116 participants were surveyed by using a pre-designed questionnaire . The questionnaire consisted of general profile of the participant and specific leading questions to determine the knowledge, attitude & practice of different methods of hand hygiene and thereasons for its failure . The data was then analyzed by using SPSS version 21 . Results: We found that 100% knew about all methods for hygiene (hand washing, scrubbing and use of gloves), but just 42.2% of participants considered hand washing to be most important hand hygiene method and surprisingly 41.4% did not know therecommended hand washing steps. The actual compliance for hand washing was less i.e ., 40.5% before contact with patients and 59.5 % after contact with patients, as compared to their knowledge. The most common reason was inaccessible location and shortage of wash basins / water in 81% of cases. Conclusion: Concerning hand hygiene, there are ‘overall’ inadequate practices and attitudes. This study emphasize the importance of further improvement in the existing health care training program to address these gaps as regards to hand hygiene.

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