R. Chen , Y. Du , J. Zhang , L. Wang , H. Cheng , L. Wu , T. Yu , Q. Chen , G. Wang
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Investigation on hand hygiene in anaesthesiology departments in China
Objective
To investigate the current status of hand hygiene practices and knowledge among anaesthesiology personnel in China, providing a reference for improving hand hygiene standards among healthcare workers.
Methods
A cross-sectional nationwide online survey was conducted from 1st November to 31st December 2024, targeting anaesthesiology staff in Chinese hospitals. Developed by a multi-disciplinary team, the questionnaire covered sociodemographics, hand hygiene practices, proficiency and knowledge. Of 2580 responses, 2512 were valid after quality control. Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared tests and logistic regression were used to analyse the data and identify predictors of hand hygiene compliance.
Results
The study analysed 2512 valid responses, mostly from male anaesthesiologists (90.84% and 59.39% for males and females, respectively). Most participants were from Class IIIA hospitals (60.67%). A large majority of participants had formal hand hygiene training (94.43%) and regular access to hand sanitizers (90.61%), with over two-thirds reporting adequate disinfection and washing durations (66.44% and 67.27%, respectively) and high adherence to the seven-step technique (81.76%). Barriers to adherence included being ‘too busy’ (66.28%), insufficient hand towel availability (41.68%), the belief that ‘gloves substitute for handwashing’ (39.93%), and inadequate facilities (18.91%). The hand hygiene assessment showed a mean knowledge score of 61.02, a mean practice score of 80.36, and a mean proficiency score of 82.62. Higher knowledge and formal training were linked to better compliance with recommended practices.
Conclusions
This study highlights the need for improved hand hygiene practices among anaesthesiology personnel in China, emphasizing the roles of training, knowledge, and addressing barriers to compliance.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Hospital Infection is the editorially independent scientific publication of the Healthcare Infection Society. The aim of the Journal is to publish high quality research and information relating to infection prevention and control that is relevant to an international audience.
The Journal welcomes submissions that relate to all aspects of infection prevention and control in healthcare settings. This includes submissions that:
provide new insight into the epidemiology, surveillance, or prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings;
provide new insight into cleaning, disinfection and decontamination;
provide new insight into the design of healthcare premises;
describe novel aspects of outbreaks of infection;
throw light on techniques for effective antimicrobial stewardship;
describe novel techniques (laboratory-based or point of care) for the detection of infection or antimicrobial resistance in the healthcare setting, particularly if these can be used to facilitate infection prevention and control;
improve understanding of the motivations of safe healthcare behaviour, or describe techniques for achieving behavioural and cultural change;
improve understanding of the use of IT systems in infection surveillance and prevention and control.