Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Medical and Dental Undergraduates of Bareilly International University: A Crosssectional Survey

Abstract

Background: Hand hygiene is of utmost importance for the prevention and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance associated with health-care infections. Among interdisciplinary undergraduate students in healthcare, the definition of hand hygiene needs to be discussed.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among the medical and dental undergraduate students of Bareilly International University. The questionnaire was adapted from the WHO hand hygiene awareness questionnaire for health workers, consisting of 13 questions and was distributed in print formats. P-value was calculated using Chi-square test. P = 0.05 or less was used as cut-off level for statistical significance.

Results: Total 200 students were selected out of which 100 were medical and 100 were dental students. In our study, medical students had better knowledge, attitude, and practice toward hand hygiene as compare to dental students.

Conclusion: None of the medical and dental students were fully aware of hand hygiene knowledge , attitude, and practices and the risk of infection associated with health care has increased.

Key words: Dental, Hand hygiene, Medical, Undergraduate