Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study

(1) Background: Numerous educational interventions have been conducted to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance and effectiveness among nursing students, with mixed results. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of posters as a teaching tool and factors associated with HH quality. (2) Methods: A p...

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Autores principales:	María Gázquez-López, Encarnación Martínez-García, Adelina Martín-Salvador, María Adelaida Álvarez-Serrano, Inmaculada García-García, Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez, María Ángeles Pérez-Morente
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	hand hygiene education posters nursing students CFU colony-forming units Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3d8df74b92e74ea997f534e91531eae12021-11-11T16:16:52ZPosters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study10.3390/ijerph1821111231660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/3d8df74b92e74ea997f534e91531eae12021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11123https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601(1) Background: Numerous educational interventions have been conducted to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance and effectiveness among nursing students, with mixed results. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of posters as a teaching tool and factors associated with HH quality. (2) Methods: A pre-post experimental intervention study was conducted with a total of 293 nursing students randomly assigned to two groups (experimental and control) who, before and after HH, took cell culture samples from their non-dominant hands. Only the experimental group was exposed to the poster. (3) Results: In the experimental group, significant differences were observed among students older than 22 years (<i>p</i> = 0.017; V = 0.188), with a higher percentage of failures (15.7% vs. 3.6%). Poster displaying was associated with passing, other variables being equal, although without statistical significance (ORa = 2.07; 95% CI = 0.81–5.26). Pre-practice hand contamination was weakly associated with lower HH quality (ORa = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.99–0.99). (4) Conclusions: The use of posters as a teaching method shows indications of efficacy. Prior hand contamination slightly affects the quality of HH. Further evaluation of teaching methods is needed to ensure good technical performance of HH to prevent the spread of infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.María Gázquez-LópezEncarnación Martínez-GarcíaAdelina Martín-SalvadorMaría Adelaida Álvarez-SerranoInmaculada García-GarcíaRafael A. Caparros-GonzalezMaría Ángeles Pérez-MorenteMDPI AGarticlehand hygieneeducationpostersnursing studentsCFU colony-forming unitsMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11123, p 11123 (2021)
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description	(1) Background: Numerous educational interventions have been conducted to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance and effectiveness among nursing students, with mixed results. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of posters as a teaching tool and factors associated with HH quality. (2) Methods: A pre-post experimental intervention study was conducted with a total of 293 nursing students randomly assigned to two groups (experimental and control) who, before and after HH, took cell culture samples from their non-dominant hands. Only the experimental group was exposed to the poster. (3) Results: In the experimental group, significant differences were observed among students older than 22 years (<i>p</i> = 0.017; V = 0.188), with a higher percentage of failures (15.7% vs. 3.6%). Poster displaying was associated with passing, other variables being equal, although without statistical significance (ORa = 2.07; 95% CI = 0.81–5.26). Pre-practice hand contamination was weakly associated with lower HH quality (ORa = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.99–0.99). (4) Conclusions: The use of posters as a teaching method shows indications of efficacy. Prior hand contamination slightly affects the quality of HH. Further evaluation of teaching methods is needed to ensure good technical performance of HH to prevent the spread of infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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author	María Gázquez-López Encarnación Martínez-García Adelina Martín-Salvador María Adelaida Álvarez-Serrano Inmaculada García-García Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez María Ángeles Pérez-Morente
author_facet	María Gázquez-López Encarnación Martínez-García Adelina Martín-Salvador María Adelaida Álvarez-Serrano Inmaculada García-García Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez María Ángeles Pérez-Morente
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title	Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study
title_short	Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study
title_full	Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study
title_fullStr	Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study
title_full_unstemmed	Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study
title_sort	posters as a tool to improve hand hygiene among health science students: case—control study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/3d8df74b92e74ea997f534e91531eae1
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Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study

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