Assessment of Undergraduate Health Sciences Colleges Students' Knowledge about Hand Hygiene: A Call for Curricular Reform
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Assessment of Undergraduate Health Sciences Colleges Students' Knowledge about Hand Hygiene: A Call for Curricular Reform, HASAN M. AL-MUSA, NABIL J. AWADALLAH, AHMED ABOUELYAZID, RAZIA AFTAB, FATIMA RIAZ, KHALID M. AL-MUSA and AHMED A. MAHFOUZ
Abstract
Objectives: To assess knowledge about hand hygiene among Health Sciences University students.
Participants: King Khalid University health students (March-June 2014).
Methods: In a cross sectional study, 1701 Health Sciences students at King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia were interviewed using a comprehensive questionnaire. Curricula were reviewed for hand hygiene contents.
Results: Only 44% (748 students) received official training on hand hygiene. The highest reported figures were among students of nursing (65.8%) and the lowest reported figures were among students of Pharmacy and Medicine (38.0% and 41.1%, respectively). Basics of hand hygiene were covered in Microbiology and Community Medicine courses. Formal practical training was not covered within the curricula of final clinical years. Clinical courses in College of Medicine and Applied Medical Sciences were lacking training on hand hygiene.
Conclusions: Health sciences colleges need to revise and upgrade their undergraduate curricula to include more hand hygiene practices.