KHẢO SÁT KIẾN THỨC VÀ TỶ LỆ TUÂN THỦ VỆ SINH TAY TRƯỚC VÀ SAU CAN THIỆP TẠI BỆNH VIỆN QUÂN Y 354

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the knowledge and compliance rate of hand hygiene before and after the intervention of the health workers. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 200 health workers, who were directly providing medical examination, treatment, and patient care, with 2,048 opportunities to observe hand hygiene before and after the intervention at the Military Hospital 354, from September 2016 to November 2018. Results: The knowledge of the health workers after the intervention was better than before the intervention, in which the knowledge about “The properties and situations that need to use the suitable solution”, “The minimum time required for washing hands with an alcohol-based standard solution kills all pathogens was 20 seconds", "Handwashing method was appropriate for each situation" increased significantly. The rate of hand hygiene compliance before and after the intervention at all departments increased (from 76.9% to 96.5%); according to the situation, hand hygiene increased (from 76.9% to 94.0%).