Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hand Hygiene among Medical and Nursing Students at a Tertiary Health Care Centre in Raichur, India
Table 2
Comparison of hand hygiene practice among medical and nursing students.
| | Slot number | Statement | Medical students | Nursing students | value |
| | 1 | I adhere to correct hand hygiene practices at all times | 21 (21.4%) | 28 (61.8%) | <0.001 | | 2 | I have sufficient knowledge about hand hygiene | 35 (35.3%) | 34 (74.4%) | <0.001 | | 3 | Sometimes I have more important things to do than hand hygiene | 20 (20.5%) | 16 (35.2%) | 0.004 | | 4 | Emergencies and other priorities make hygiene more difficult at times | 74 (7.6%) | 22 (4.7%) | NS | | 5 | Wearing gloves reduces the need for hand hygiene | 25 (25.8%) | 18 (38.6%) | 0.01 | | 6 | I feel frustrated when others omit hand hygiene | 27 (27.6%) | 25 (54.5%) | <0.001 | | 7 | I am reluctant to ask others to engage in hand hygiene | 21 (21.2%) | 8 (16.4%) | NS | | 8 | Newly qualified staff has not been properly instructed in hand hygiene in their training | 26 (26.6%) | 23 (49.8%) | <0.001 | | 9 | I feel guilty if I omit hand hygiene | 39 (39.4%) | 32 (68.9%) | <0.001 | | 10 | Adhering to hand hygiene practices is easy in the current setup | 27 (27.2%) | 21 (46.1%) | 0.008 |
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test. (significant), (highly significant), and NS (not significant).
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