Jurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021): December

HAND HYGIENE KNOWLEDGE AMONG HOSPITAL HEALTH WORKERS IN PALEMBANG DURING COVID-19 ERA

Haerawati Idris (Faculty of Public Health, Sriwijaya University)
Rizma Adlia Syakurah (Sriwijaya University)
Dian Safriantini (Sriwijaya University)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Nov 2021

Abstract

Background: Hand hygiene is the simplest practical method of preventing cross-infection. Knowledge of hand hygiene plays a vital role in determining adherence to hand hygiene. Nosocomial infection is an infection that occurs in patients in hospital.Aims: This study aims to analyze the knowledge of health workers regarding hand hygiene in Palembang hospitals during Covid-19 era.Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design with 300 health workers who worked in hospitals in Palembang. They are selected by simple random sampling. Data were collected using online questionnaire during October 2020.Results: The majority of respondents were female (88.67%), with the majority age group 30-39 years (43.67%), the majority of respondent came from nurses (63%), work in inpatient rooms (27.33%). A total of 80.67% of respondents have received formal training related to hand hygiene. 96% used alcohol-based hand rub. About 15.33% of respondents indicated good knowledge, moderate knowledge (80.33%), and less knowledge (4.3%) regarding hand hygiene. The difference in health workers' profession was significantly related to the level of knowledge about hand hygiene (p <0.05).Conclusion: There are differences in the level of knowledge about hand hygiene in each type of health worker professionKeywords: Hand Hygiene; Knowledge; Health Workers; Online

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JAKI

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions

Description

Jurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia (JAKI) is a scientific journal that contains editorials, research articles, and literature reviews related to the scope of the management, organization and leadership in health institutions. This journal is supported by practitioners and scientists from ...