Relationship between Level of Knowledge and 5 moment Hand Hygiene Practice among Assistant Healthcare in Malaysia Teaching Hospital.

Relationship between Level of Knowledge and 5 moment Hand Hygiene Practice among Assistant Healthcare in Malaysia Teaching Hospital.

Hand Hygiene, Compliance, Healthcare Assistants, Knowledge and Attitude

Hand hygiene is a handwashing method that significantly lowers the likelihood of pathogens
(dangerous germs) on the hands. While assistant healthcare workers are part of the healthcare team,
they always deal with patients' care but did not get proper training like nurses or doctors before
becoming assistant healthcare This study is to assess the relationship between level of knowledge and five
moments hand hygiene practice among assistants healthcare in one of the teaching hospitals in Malaysia. A crosssectional research methodology was used; 154 Assistants healthcarewere chosen using random number
generators after the sample size was calculated. The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Hand
Hygiene questionnaire used was adopted from WHO publications. The ANOVA revealed a significant
effect of Level of Knowledge on Level of Practice (F(1, 152) = 3.416, p = 0.006). Specifically, for each unit
increase in Level of Knowledge, Level of Practice increased by 57.725 units (β = 57.725, p = 0.006). These
findings emphasise the need for targeted interventions and training programmes aimed at bridging the knowledge-practice divide and eventually raising hand hygiene compliance in the medical setting

Wan Latifah Wan Ahmad, Mazlinda Musa, Hamidah Hassan, Rohani Mamat, Enita Dewi , Sharina Abd Kassim, Siti Fatimah Sa’at ,Baidi Baddiri

https://doi.org/10.23917/bik.v17i2.3296

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

2024

Sri Wahyuni

p-ISSN: 1979-2697
e-ISSN: 2721-1797

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