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Article 1
Mahanta, B., Das, D. K., Borah, P., Mahanta, P., & Dutta, M. (2021). Knowledge of hand cleanliness among medical students and nurses at tertiary healthcare centre: A cross-sectional study. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, 12(1), 43-47.https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/4b35/fefaf24d792853a38d9e56f57b5e3ae25e25.pdf |
| Point | Description |
| Broad Topic Area/Title | Knowledge of hand cleanliness among medical students and nurses at a tertiary healthcare center |
| Problem Statement
(What is the problem research is addressing?) |
The infection caused by hospital-acquired microbes has been a dynamic problem in healthcare despite the efforts of healthcare organizations to solve the problem. Healthcare-associated infections (HCIAs) are the kinds of infections that occur while the patient is receiving health care (Gupta et al., 2022). These infections are developed within the hospital after 48 hours of admission or within 30 days of being at the health care institution. Various studies contend that the common types of these adverse infections come from the adverse effects of drugs because patients respond differently to drugs. Improving hygiene in healthcare has been one of the main measures taken toward solving the problem of hospital-acquired microbes (Nasution et al., 2019). The increase in the cases of HCIAs has been defined as a reduction in hygiene, while the reduction of these cases is a measure of improved personal hygiene among the nurses and the patients. Therefore, the increase in hand cleanliness among medical students has an impact on the reduction of the infection caused by hospital-acquired microbes. |
| Purpose Statement
(What is the purpose of the study?) |
Therefore, through this paper, the authors aim to assess the level of understanding and practices of hand hygiene action among medical students and the working nurses. |
| Research Questions
(What questions does the research seek to answer?) |
The article seeks to find how medical students and nurses understand the importance of hand cleanliness. |
| Define Hypothesis
(Or state the correct hypothesis based upon variables used) |
The study compared the knowledge of the medical students and working nurses on hygiene to prevent HAI. This implies that the hypothesis could be stated as
Ho: There is no significant difference in handwashing skills between working nurses and medical nurses H1: There is a significant difference between handwashing skills between working nurses and medical students. |
| Identify Dependent and Independent Variables and Type of Data for the Variables | The dependent variable in this study was the knowledge of working nurses and students on handwashing skills, while the dependent variable was the hand hygiene of the nurses and the medical students. |
| Population of Interest for Study | The study was interested in two different populations. The first group are the students from Tezpur Medical College Hospital and the second group are the students from the same institution. |
| Sample | The study sampled 40 working nurses and 60 MBBS students from Tezpur Medical College Hospital. |
| Sampling Method | The study used a cross-sectional descriptive survey |
| Identify Data Collection
Identify how data were collected |
Questionnaires were used in collecting information from the nurses and students in the institution. Both the nurses and the students were subjected to a similar survey to examine the difference in their understanding of handwashing. |
| Summarize Data Collection Approach | The data collection for this study started by taking the informed consent of the respondents to ascertain their willingness to participate in the study. The questionnai
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