Original Article
IJMDC. 2022; 6(4): 649-656
Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain
Authors: Nawraa Mohamed Mujbel, Nawraa Hamza Mohamed, Jamil Ahmed, Adel Alsayyad.
ABSTRACT
Background: Medical Students are a part of the hospital team and can improve the compliance of infection control practices, thus reducing health care-associated infections. Aims: This study aims to study the knowledge of hand hygiene among medical students at Arabian Gulf University (AGU). Methods: This cross-sectional study targeted students of both gender from year 1 to year 6 during the academic year 2019-2020 at AGU. World Health Organization questionnaire was adopted and converted to an online version. It was sent to medical students to participate anonymously. Results: A total of 159 medical students were included; 82 (52.2%) students from basic years (year 1-4) responded to the study versus 76 (47.8%) from clinical years (year 5-6). Both clinical and basic years students have moderate knowledge (>50%) as 17 out of 25 answers (including the clusters) were correct with a percentage of 50% and above. Conclusion: Although generally there are good knowledge and practice among the medical students in this study, proper curriculum and training sessions should be conducted continuously with performance feedback to ensure proper hand hygiene practices and thus protect both patients and health care workers from acquiring infections in the hospital setting.
Keywords:
Hand hygiene, Knowledge, practice, medical student, Bahrain.
Authors
Nawraa Mohamed Mujbel
Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
Nawraa Hamza Mohamed
Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
Jamil Ahmed
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
Adel Alsayyad
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
Correspondence to:
. Nawraa Mohamed Mujbel, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.; nawraamujbel@gmail.com
Publication history
Received 19 Jan 2022
Accepted 22 Jan 2022
Published online 22 Jan 2022
Published in print 03 Mar 2022
How to cite this article?
Export to EndNote Export to refManPubmed Style
Mujbel NM, Mohamed NH, Ahmed J, Alsayyad A. Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. IJMDC. 2022; 6(4): 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
Web Style
Mujbel NM, Mohamed NH, Ahmed J, Alsayyad A. Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=9216 [Access: August 18, 2022]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Mujbel NM, Mohamed NH, Ahmed J, Alsayyad A. Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. IJMDC. 2022; 6(4): 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Mujbel NM, Mohamed NH, Ahmed J, Alsayyad A. Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. IJMDC. (2022), [cited August 18, 2022]; 6(4): 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
Harvard Style
Mujbel, N. M., Mohamed, . N. H., Ahmed, . J. & Alsayyad, . A. (2022) Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. IJMDC, 6 (4), 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
Turabian Style
Mujbel, Nawraa Mohamed, Nawraa Hamza Mohamed, Jamil Ahmed, and Adel Alsayyad. 2022. Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (4), 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
Chicago Style
Mujbel, Nawraa Mohamed, Nawraa Hamza Mohamed, Jamil Ahmed, and Adel Alsayyad. "Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6 (2022), 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Mujbel, Nawraa Mohamed, Nawraa Hamza Mohamed, Jamil Ahmed, and Adel Alsayyad. "Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6.4 (2022), 649-656. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Mujbel, N. M., Mohamed, . N. H., Ahmed, . J. & Alsayyad, . A. (2022) Hand hygiene knowledge and practice: a cross-sectional study among medical students in Bahrain. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (4), 649-656. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1642598488
Article Statistics
Request permissions
If you wish to reuse any part or all of this article please contact the copyright holder, contact@ijmdc.com.
Copyright ©2022 Discover STM Publishing. All Rights Reserved.