FACTORS AFFECTING HAND HYGIENE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO PREVENT AND CONTROL INFECTION IN NEW NORMAL ERA DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

Failure to perform good hand hygiene is considered as an major cause of HAIs. From the WHO data, compliance rate of nurses hand hygiene activity at the United States is about 50%, Australia 65% while in Indonesia 47%. This study aims to determine the factors that affect hand hygiene compliance. This research method is analytical descriptive with cross-sectional approach. The object of data collection is an health ofcer (consultant doctors, resident doctors and nurses) at X Hospital in Bandung as many as 61 samples. Sample selection using stratied sampling method with research instrument in the form of questionnaire and observation sheet about knowledge and attitude to hand hygiene adopted from WHO. The results in the group of nurse were 63,16% doing imperfect hand hygiene and group of consultant consultant and doctor of resident respectively 47,06%. In terms of nurses knowledge about hand hygiene is 42.11%, consultant physician 52.94% and 48.00% resident doctors are included into either category. In terms of attitudes about the implementation of hand hygiene, the nurses group is 70.59% while physician consultants and resident doctors respectively 47.06% and 44.00% have a positive attitude. In terms of facilities is 89.47% nurses stated available, where as consultant physicians and resident doctors amounted to 82.35% and 84.00%. There was a signicant relationship between hand hygiene with knowledge (p = 0,02) and hand hygiene facility (p = 0,000). From these ndings the hospital needs to improve knowledge and positive attitude in terms of hand hygiene.