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Date Published: 12/07/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2023i61.527
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No. 61 (2023): HỘI NGHỊ THƯỜNG NIÊN HỌC VIÊN – SINH VIÊN NGHIÊN CỨU KHOA HỌC NĂM 2023
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Vo, N. T. D., Nguyen, T. T. L., Thai, H. N. T., Nguyen, V. M., Nguyen, H. T., & Dieu, T. K. (2023). SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF HAND HYGIENE AMONG THE THIRD – YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY. Cantho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 61, 286-292. https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2023i61.527

SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF HAND HYGIENE AMONG THE THIRD – YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

Ngoc Trang Dai Vo1,, Thi Thao Linh Nguyen1, Huynh Ngoc Tran Thai1, Van Minh Nguyen1, Hong Thai Nguyen1, Tuan Kiet Dieu1
1 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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  Background: Hand hygiene is a simple and easy action for the public and healthcare workers. This is one of the essential measures in preventing infection in general and especially in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: To survey knowledge - attitude about routine hand hygiene of third-year general medical students at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Materials and methods: A self-administered questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was done among the medical students who agreed to attend the research. Based on their responses, a scoring system was devised, and their knowledge and attitude were graded as good when they reached ≥75% of the scale. Results: The average age of students is 21 years old, females accounted for 64.9%, and males accounted for 35.1%. The most accessible sources of information about hand hygiene are the Internet (63.3%) and schools (63.2%). The percentage of students with general knowledge of hand hygiene reached 40.1%. Students who have a positive attitude about hand hygiene were 57.9%. Most students are suggested to seek knowledge about hand hygiene (55.8%) actively. Conclusion:


Regarding the hand hygiene of medical students, the knowledge is relatively good and uniform in brightness, and the student's attitude is positive.

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Hand hygiene, knowledge, attitude, medical students, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

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