Intención de conducta, conocimientos y actitudes sobre higiene de manos en una muestra de estudiantes de Medicina y Enfermería
- Fernández Prada, María
- González Cabrera, Joaquín
- Martínez Bellón, María Dolores
- Guillén Solvas, José Francisco
- Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora
ISSN: 0365-7965
Year of publication: 2010
Tome: 94
Issue: 779
Pages: 24-28
Type: Article
More publications in: Actualidad médica
Abstract
Introduction: hands hy giene is a key intervention in the reduction of the infections associated to sanitary assistance. W e propose a study on the medicine and nursing students' conduct intentions, knowledge and attitudes towards hands hy giene. Methodology: study through the application of a Hands Hygiene questionnaire with which we measure the dimensions of the conduct intentions before and after the being in touch with the patient, as well as the knowledge and attitudes towards hands hy giene in a sample of medicine and nursing students. R esults: There are important differences between medicine and nursing students in every aspect, as well as between third and sixth medicine students. There exists a deeper aw areness about it in the nursing group. Discussion: the results cohere with those shown in the str aight observ ations made upon sanitary professionals, and they suggest the necessity of a deep i ntervention to highlight the importance of hands hy giene in the formation of future sanitary professionals.