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Park, Jason H., Lawrence Mwananyanda, Maria Servidone, Jean Sichone, Susan E. Coffin, and Davidson H. Hamer. "Hygiene practices of mothers of hospitalized neonates at a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit in Zambia." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 9, no. 4 (October 3, 2019): 662–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2019.140.
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Abstract Risk of neonatal mortality secondary to infections such as pneumonia and diarrhoeal diseases can be influenced by maternal hygiene, but little information is known about current maternal hygiene practices in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the hygiene practices of mothers of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients in Lusaka, Zambia and associated epidemiological factors. A cross-sectional survey of the mothers of hospitalized neonates at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka was conducted. Study nurses orally administered questionnaires to mothers in their local languages about their hygiene practices related to newborn care. Of the 201 mothers surveyed, self-reported hygiene practice was associated with literacy (p = 0.013) and income (p < 0.0001). In contrast, adherence to recommended hygienic newborn care was less common, with only 36% of mothers practising recommended cord care practices. Forgetfulness (32%) and lack of hygiene resources (13%) were the major barriers to hygienic behaviours. Surveyed Zambian women who delivered babies requiring NICU care self-reported adequate hygienic practices and apparently faced difficulty practising them due to forgetfulness and a lack of hygiene resources. Future efforts should focus on improving cord care education, reinforcement of the importance of hygienic behaviours, and the supply of affordable antiseptic tools.
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Zalewska-Meler, Agnieszka. "Hygiene practices: reorientation and searching for new solutions in care and education." Problemy Opiekuńczo-Wychowawcze 608, no. 3 (March 31, 2022): 3–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.8140.
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The problem presented in the article concerns the concept of hygienic care and the reasons for objectifying hygiene practices related to the body. The analysis of hygiene goals made based on a critical analysis of key publications and texts inscribed in the evolution of hygiene and educational activity was used to determine the methods of shaping hygienic body awareness in contemporary educational practice. The article attempts to define the common fields of influence of hygiene and pedagogy, draw attention to the reflective way of reading the canon of vital needs of children and adolescents to give them a pro-health meaning in the life cycle. The main conclusions resulting from the analyses carried out are: 1) departing in the education process from traditional thinking about hygiene, i.e. perceiving it as a set of norms and rules of purely medical origin (giving instructions, recommendations to guarantee hygiene safety, focusing awareness on prevention), 2) overcoming the model of preventive hygiene (negative, passive) for the release of hygiene care and education based on transgressive practices of caring for the body, 3) locating hygienic activity in the area of life skills, 4) inducing hygienic sensitivity based on the resources of the living environment and vital values.
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Abuosi, Aaron Asibi, Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Gloria Ntow-Kummi, Joseph Akanuwe, Patience Aseweh Abor, Anita Anima Daniels, and Robert Kaba Alhassan. "Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in Ghana’s health care institutions: An observational study." Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management 25, no. 5 (September 30, 2020): 177–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2516043520958579.
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Objective To assess hand hygiene compliance in selected primary hospitals in Ghana. Design A cross-sectional health facility-based observational study was conducted in primary health care facilities in five regions in Ghana. A total of 546 healthcare workers including doctors, nurses, midwives and laboratory personnel from 106 health facilities participated in the study. Main outcome measures The main outcome measures included availability of hand hygiene materials and alcohol job aids; compliance with moments of hand hygiene; and compliance with steps in hygienic hand washing. These were assessed using descriptive statistics. Results The mean availability of hand hygiene material and alcohol job aids was 75% and 71% respectively. This was described as moderately high, but less desirable. The mean hand hygiene compliance with moments of hand hygiene was 51%, which was also described asmoderately high, but less desirable. It was observed that, generally, hand hygiene was performed after procedures than before. However, the mean compliance with steps in hygienic hand washing was 86%, which was described as high and desirable. Conclusion Healthcare workers are generally competent in performance of hygienic hand washing. However, this does not seem to influence compliance with moments of hand hygiene. Efforts must therefore be made to translate the competence of healthcare workers in hygienic hand washing into willingness to comply with moments of hand hygiene, especially contact with patients.
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Patil, Sharmila, Rupali Pawaskar, and Pushpa Gupte. "Vulvovaginal hygiene and care." Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS 30, no. 2 (2009): 130. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7184.62778.
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Carling, Philip C. "Health Care Environmental Hygiene." Infectious Disease Clinics of North America 35, no. 3 (September 2021): 609–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2021.04.005.
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Lekomtseva, O. V., and S. Yu Kosyuga. "Studying of level of hygienic knowledge and skills to care for the oral cavity at the high schoolchildren." Medical Council, no. 2 (February 16, 2019): 220–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21518/2079-701x-2019-2-220-223.
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The article is devoted to the study of the level of dental knowledge and hygiene skills in adolescents studying at the school №176 in Nizhny Novgorod with use of individually designed questionnaire. The questionnaire included twenty-one questions: about individual hygiene of oral cavity, the choice of subjects and means of hygiene of oral cavity, the frequency of hygienic care for oral cavity at home, the presence of inflammatory diseases of oral cavity and dentition anomalies at the time of the survey, sources of hygiene knowledge and skills of students about psycho-emotional relation of children to the procedures for the hygienic care of oral hygiene and periodic visits to the dentist. Based on the survey of 14 year’s adolescents, it can be concluded that the level of knowledge of children’s choice of subjects and means for oral hygiene and the need for regular dental education for the prevention and early detection of risk factors for the development of periodontal diseases in schoolchildren.
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Bizyaev, Aleksey A., Valery V. Konnov, Andrey N. Pospelov, Sergey A. Krechetov, Dmitry N. Maslennikov, and Alexey G. Proshin. "Features of Hygienic Care for Removable Prostheses Made of Thermoplasts." Актуальные проблемы медицины 47, no. 1 (March 30, 2024): 64–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.52575/2687-0940-2024-47-1-64-71.
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As a result of the study, 74 patients with a diagnosis of dentition defects were made partial removable lamellar dentures from various structural dental materials. To identify the awareness of patients about the peculiarities of hygienic care for the oral cavity when using removable dentures, a preliminary survey of all respondents was conducted. The results of this survey demonstrated a low level of patient awareness of the specifics of hygienic procedures for the care of dentures. More than half of the respondents (52.4 %) did not have sufficient information about the rules and features of hygienic oral care when using removable orthopedic structures. Only 31 % of respondents cleaned removable dentures twice a day, more than half, 60 % cleaned the denture once a day. According to the results of the survey, 76.5 % of respondents revealed violations of the rules of personal oral hygiene. Additional hygiene products for the care of removable dentures in the form of cleaning tablets are used by 5.6 % of patients, 83.1 % of patients did not use additional hygiene products.
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Amin, Ulfat, Yasir Yousuf, Rabia Ismail, Rabia Khalil, Salma Ramzan, Iflah Rashid, and Aqeela Kausar. "Assessment of Hand Hygiene Compliance among Health Care Workers at selected Govt Hospital of Kashmir." Nursing Journal of India CXV, no. 03 (2024): 123–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.48029/nji.2024.cxv305.
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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major contributor to death, morbidity, diminished quality of life, and growing healthcare expenditures. To protect patient health, it is crucial to reduce the risk of HAI by organising and putting into practice efficient preventative measures. The most important method of infection prevention generally agreed upon is hand cleanliness. Washing your hands can keep you healthy and stop the transmission of many respiratory and diarrheal illnesses. On any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients develops an HAI while being treated. Hand hygiene is the simplest and effective method for the prevention of these. This study aimed to assess the hand-hygiene compliance among health care workers at GMC Anantnag and associated hospitals. A cross-sectional observational study was carried out among HCWs and 313 opportunities were observed using WHO tool for hand hygiene according to WHO “5 moments of hand hygiene.” The sampling technique adopted for selection of sample was non-probability convenience sampling. Out of total 244 opportunities of nurses, 181 (74%) had non-hand hygienic actions while 63 (26%) had hand hygienic actions. Out of total 59 opportunities of doctors, 29 (49%) had non-hand hygienic actions while 30 (51%) had hand hygienic actions. Out of total 10 opportunities of nursing aides, 9 (90%) had non-hand hygienic actions while 1 (10%) had hygienic actions. The overall hand hygienic observed among health care workers as per WHO Guidelines was 30 percent only. Nurses had an adherence rate of 26 percent, doctors 51 percent and nursing aids had 10 percent only. The present study showed low levels of adherence to best hygiene practices with overall compliance of 30 percent revealing that there is need to implement immediate strategies for infection control at GMC Anantnag and associated hospital.
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Ignatenko, Iryna. "Women’s Hygiene: Body, Hair and Face Skin Care in Traditional Ukrainian Culture In Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries." Ethnic History of European Nations, no. 66 (2022): 16–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2518-1270.2022.66.02.
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This article presents an approach to analysis of women’s hygiene and beauty practices in the traditional Ukrainian society. As a key message, the article discusses female hygiene and body care as a historically determined, complex process, affected by popular beliefs stemming from people’s living, natural and, more specifically, climatic conditions. The author presents the rules of society, especially taboos, which influenced women’s hygiene as a special practice. Hence hygiene, body care and beauty standards are recognized as a function of specific social and cultural norms established for woman’s body. In addition, the notion of bodily health, hygiene and beauty was most closely tied to the popular view of «proper» and «improper» days for body care. For instance, ritualistic washing of the body was mandatory on the eve of major calendar holidays, especially Christmas and Easter, however, bathing, washing or sprinkling, practiced during these periods, had as its object rather some sacred than any hygienic purpose. Accordingly, on the days of traditional Christian fasting (Wednesdays and Fridays), it was forbidden to bathe, the same goes for Sundays and the time during certain calendar periods: on the eve of Whit Sunday festivities, Midsummer Night, also after Elijah’s Day or the Feast of Transfiguration. The emphasis was put on hygiene, standards of beauty, care, etc. as a construct of cultural and social norms, where the age and marital status of women would be of great importance. As woman grew older, she had to become more inconspicuous: excessive primping, self-care, and adorning were strongly condemned by the society of that time. Thus, it appears that all hygienic procedures of body and hair care were under the scrutiny of society, with imposition of a significant number of taboos, restrictions and precautions. Women had to follow all those precepts because otherwise they would be accused of violating sacred traditions.
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Michalik - Marcinkowska, Urszula, and Aleksandra Kiełtyka-Słowik. "Limited adherence to personal hygiene of school-aged children and people over 60 as a continuing challenge for health educators." Przeglad Epidemiologiczny 78, no. 1 (June 5, 2024): 94–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.32394/pe/188802.
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BackgroundHygienic behavior as such belongs to health behavior, acquired at home, at school, at workplace or through the mass-media.ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to analyze the perception of personal hygiene among different age groups and the sociodemographic factors related to hygiene behavior.Material and methodsThe author’s questionnaire for children and seniors concerning selected hygienic behavior was used. The questionnaire was conducted in two groups: 200 primary school children in age: 8-11 years; 109 girls and 91 boys and 200 older people: young-old (60-74 years) and old-old (75+); 110 women and 90 men.ResultsGirls longer than boys take morning hygiene behavior, but statistically boys spend more time on evening washing, cleaning and brushing. Seniors hygienic behavior depend on age: young-old are more likely take a shower every day (51.79%) than seniors in the old-old group (29.86%). The same statistically significant difference was noticed in case of washing hands before a meal.ConclusionsChildren care more about personal hygiene than older people. Age, not gender, is a factor determining the frequency of hygiene practices among older people. Young-old care more about personal hygiene than old-old.
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Semwal, Richa, Shiv Kumar Yadav, A. R. Piyush, and Bhola Nath. "Assessment of hand hygiene practices among health care providers in a government tertiary care hospital." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 6, no. 10 (September 26, 2019): 4357. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20194494.
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Background: Hand hygiene practices either by hand rub by disinfectant or hand washing by soap and water are very important for preventing Health care-associated infections (HCAIs). WHO have devised guidelines for hand rub and hand wash and advocated “My five moments for hand hygiene” as the approach for appropriate performance, teaching and evaluation of hand hygiene. The objective of this study is to observe hand hygiene practices, among health care providers in a tertiary care govt. hospital and document facilities available at the point of patient care for hand hygiene practices.Methods: A cross sectional observation study was conducted in 8 departments of a Government Tertiary care Hospital for observation of hand hygiene practices as Per WHO Guideline on “5 Moment of Care”. Total of 600 observations were made and one Health care provider was observed once at a point of time. Data Entry was done in MS excel and was analysed in Open Epi software.Results: Among 600 moments observed, 354 (59%) moments were those where hand hygiene practices were missed by HCPs. Among various HCPs 63% Doctors, 62% Nurses, 52% Medical students and 59% nursing students missed the hand hygiene practices. Lack of antimicrobial soap, alcohol based agents, sterile towel and hand drier were perceived barriers for hand hygiene Practices.Conclusions: There lies a huge gap in practice of hand hygiene among all cadres of health care providers. The study is able to identify the lack of infrastructure which can be improved to promote hand hygiene in wards.
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Lee, Jee Hye. "An Investigation of Factors that Influence Hygiene Practices at a Small Day Care Center." Journal of Food Protection 81, no. 1 (December 28, 2017): 158–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-17-163.
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore factors that influence hygiene practices at small day care centers. It examines the effect of food hygiene training on hygiene practices and investigates the correlations between the hygienic status of food handlers' hands and that of kitchen utensils. Furthermore, it determines the influences of demographic and facility-related factors on hygiene practices in small day care centers. A total of 56 food handlers at 49 day care centers in the Gyeongnam area of South Korea participated in hygiene training. The results of the study showed that after two training sessions, the ATP bioluminescence levels of knives (P < 0.01), cutting boards (P < 0.01), food handlers' hands (P < 0.001), and UV disinfection cabinets (P < 0.01) decreased. After training, the total scores on the inspection checklist were significantly improved (P < 0.05). Strong associations between the microbial quality of hands and kitchen utensils were seen. Classification and regression tree analysis identified important factors that influence hygiene practices at small food service kitchens, such as status of registration with the government certification authority, length of food handlers' working experience and their age, and maximum number of people served. This study helps to broaden our knowledge of food hygiene issues in small day care centers.
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Mumtaz, Dzakiyatul Fahmi, Tati Hardiyanti, and Ito Wardin. "ANALISIS PERILAKU REMAJA TENTANG GENITAL HYGIENE CARE." Jurnal Perawat Indonesia 6, no. 3 (January 11, 2023): 1173–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.32584/jpi.v6i3.1847.
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Personal hygiene merupakan salah satu kemampuan dasar manusia dalam memenuhi kebutuhannya untuk mendapatkan kesejahteraan holistik. Manusia yang tidak bisa melakukan personal hygiene dengan baik maka dapat dikatakan terganggu dalam melakukan personal hygiene. Salah satu contoh personal hygiene adalah genital hygiene care. Personal hygiene tentang genital care pada wanita perlu mendapat perhatian khusus dikarenakan karakteristik bentuk fisiologis organ genitalia wanita. Proses kematangan organ genitalia terjadi pada saat remaja akhir sehingga personal hygiene genital care pada remaja akhir hingga dewasa awal perlu diperhatikan. Penelitian systematic review ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis genital hygiene care wanita usia remaja dan dewasa awal. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif analitik dengan desain systematic review. Pencarian sistematis dari database elektronik Sciencedirect, Pubmed dan Sage, dengan rentang publikasi literatur 2017-2022. Kata kunci yang digunakan “Personal hygiene OR hygiene AND genital care AND adult OR young adult OR teenager AND women”. Kriteria inklusi difokuskan pada perilaku hygiene genitalia wanita remaja dan dewasa awal. Literatur lengkap yang disertakan menggunakan pedoman PRISMA. Setelah membaca keseluruhan include literatur, tema dan konsep kunci diekstraksi dan disintesis. Total terdapat 2382 artikel disaring. Lima artikel memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan dianalisis lebih lanjut. Analisis menemukan 4 kategori yang terkait perilaku kebersihan organ genitalia di wanita remaja dan dewasa awal: vaginal douching, wearing tight pants, menstrual hygiene dan additional care. Hasil analisis menyatakan apabila ke-4 kategori tersebut tidak dilakukan oleh wanita maka dapat menyebabkan infeksi organ genitalia seperti vulvodynia hingga kanker serviks. Genital hygiene care merupakan hal yang vital pada wanita terutama remaja usia 18-25 tahun yang mengalami proses-proses kematangan organ genitalia agar mampu menekan angka kejadian infeksi organ genitalia. Kata kunci: Genital hygiene care, personal hygiene, dewasa, wanita
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Fadel, Daddi, and Mindy Toabe. "Scleral Lens Hygiene and Care." Journal of Contact lens Research and Science 2, no. 1 (April 24, 2018): e30-e37. http://dx.doi.org/10.22374/jclrs.v2i1.20.
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Scleral lenses (ScCLs) are developed using the same material as rigid gas permeable corneal lenses yet the care of scleral lenses differs from corneal lenses. These large diameter rigid gas permeable lenses necessitate hygiene, care and compliance protocol that is more complex compared with corneal lenses. Cleaning, disinfection, storing, rinsing and applying ScCL will be discussed. Practitioners will gain confidence in ScCL care which will provide patients with a better understanding of the steps involved in ScCL disinfection leading to increased patient compliance and increased success rates. In turn, patient education will lower the risk for infection and other complications associated with ScCL.
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KAMPF, GÜNTER. "HAND HYGIENE IN PATIENT CARE." Fundamental and Clinical Medicine 3, no. 4 (December 2018): 60–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.23946/2500-0764-2018-3-4-60-72.
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Way, Susan. "Post-delivery personal hygiene care." British Journal of Midwifery 4, no. 12 (December 1996): 633–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.1996.4.12.633.
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Carling, Philip C. "Optimizing Health Care Environmental Hygiene." Infectious Disease Clinics of North America 30, no. 3 (September 2016): 639–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2016.04.010.
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Savage, Renee M., and Diane Steverman. "Hand Hygiene — Before Patient Care." American Journal of Infection Control 39, no. 5 (June 2011): E83—E84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2011.04.155.
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Sritharan, Tishani. "Hand hygiene." Health Science Inquiry 11, no. 1 (August 10, 2020): 136–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/hsi301.
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Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Health Care-Associated Infection (HCAI) as an infection a patient acquired in health care settings. In Canada, more than 220,000 patients are infected by HCAIs annually, with 8,500 to 12,000 of these patients resulting in death, thus becoming the fourth leading cause of death for Canadians. Hand hygiene practice is the most critical measure to prevent HCAIs, however, research indicates that in hospitals worldwide, just 40% of health care workers abide by the advised hand hygiene guidelines. A new effective HCAI control and prevention program is needed to sustain benefits, building on prior interventions such as including hand hygiene education that stresses the necessity of this practice in the protocol, providing factual proof of the effectiveness of hand hygiene, the acknowledgment by senior staff of their responsibility as role models for all staff, innovative technological methods, and regular auditing/feedback. With the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has infected millions around the world, a new HCAI control and prevention program can increase the compliance rate of handwashing with alcohol-based hand rub/sanitizer amongst healthcare professionals thus aiding in prevention and control of spread within the community.
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Nurhidayah, Suhartini, and Dewi Retno Puspitosari. "The Influence of Health Education About Dental Health on The Attitudes of Parents in Maintaining the Dental Health of Preschool Children in Paud Lentera Alam Campurdarat Village, Tulungagung District." Journal of Scientific Research, Education, and Technology (JSRET) 1, no. 2 (December 30, 2022): 558–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.58526/jsret.v1i2.277.
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The children’s dental hygiene is an effort of parents to keep the children’s teeth healthy and run its functions normally. The hygienic teeth was clean and no porous. The dental care was important, since some dental problems caused by unclean teeth such as dental plaque, dental caries, gum infection and dental porous. So the health education is very important. The design of this research was comparative analysis with pe-pascates approach in a group (One-group pre-test post-test design), the population was all parents of PAUD Lentera Alam Campurdarat Villlage Tulungagung Sub District, 40 respondents were taken a samples by total sampling technique. The independent variable was the health education about dental hygiene and the dependent one was the parents’ behavior to care the pre-school children’s dental hygiene. The data was obtained from questionnaires, analyzed with “Willcoxon Signed Rank Test” with Mean value p < 0,05. The research result was 29 respondents (73%) had good behavior, and there was an effect of health education about dental hygiene towards the parents’ behavior to care the pre-school children’s dental hygiene, (Willcoxon Signed Rank Test, p value 0.000 < 0.05, and then H0 was rejected). The conclusion was the health education in this research could changes the respondent’s’ behavior to care the pre-school children’s dental hygiene at present and in the future.
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Levit, Alexander, and Denise Darmawikarta. "Surgical hygiene." University of Western Ontario Medical Journal 83, no. 2 (December 23, 2014): 8–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5206/uwomj.v83i2.4422.
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Overwhelming rates of postsurgical adverse outcomes have been recognized to be preventable. As a means of minimizing the incidence of iatrogenesis, in 2005 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Clean Care is Safer Care campaign, which focused on the importance of hand hygiene. Following its success, the WHO hoped to utilize similar strategies in their Safe Surgery Saves Lives campaign, which began in 2007. Despite active efforts to implement the associated 19-step surgical checklist, resource limitations restrict the full potential of such harm reduction strategies. Here, we discuss current evidence evaluating the effectiveness of the WHO’s surgical checklist and address challenges with respect to its application in the real world.
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Puol, Tap John, and Israel O. Obaroh. "Comprehensive Assessment of Hygiene Factors Contributing to Poor Healthcare Facility Conditions in South Sudan: Implications for Public Health." IAA Journal of Biological Sciences 12, no. 2 (March 14, 2024): 61–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.59298/iaajb/2024/122.617111.
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Poor hygiene practices in healthcare facilities contribute significantly to the spread of diseases and compromise public health outcomes, especially in resource-limited settings like South Sudan. This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the multifaceted factors influencing hygiene conditions in selected healthcare facilities in South Sudan. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from Juba Teaching Hospital, Bentiu State Hospital, Nyal Primary Health Care Centre, and Ganyliel Primary Health Care Centre. The study population included medical professionals, hospital staff, patients, and visitors. The results revealed a range of individual, environmental, and health facility factors contributing to poor hygiene. Individual behaviors such as inadequate hand washing, improper waste disposal, and lack of infection control awareness were identified as significant contributors to poor hygiene. Environmental factors such as inadequate sanitation infrastructure, unreliable water supply, and improper waste management practices were also found to exacerbate hygiene challenges. Moreover, health facility factors including overcrowding, inadequate staffing, and limited waste disposal resources further compounded the issue. Statistical analyses demonstrated significant correlations between these factors and poor hygiene outcomes, underscoring the complexity of the problem. Recommendations for improving hygiene standards encompassed comprehensive training programs, infrastructure upgrades, robust infection prevention policies, community engagement initiatives, and quality improvement measures. By addressing these multifactorial challenges, healthcare facilities in South Sudan can enhance hygiene standards, mitigate disease transmission, and improve overall public health outcomes. This study contributes valuable insights to the global discourse on healthcare hygiene and underscores the urgent need for tailored interventions in resource-constrained settings to ensure safe and hygienic healthcare environments. Keywords: Poor hygiene, waste management, South Sudan, Health care, Respondents, Environmental
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Muhammad Faheem Afzal. "HAND HYGIENE." Pakistan Postgraduate Medical Journal 30, no. 04 (December 28, 2019): 128. http://dx.doi.org/10.51642/ppmj.v30i04.561.
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Hand hygiene is a way of cleaning one’s hands that substantially reduces potential harmful microorganisms on the hands.1 Practicing hand hygiene is a simple yet effective way to prevent infections. Hand hygiene serves as barrier for spread of germs, including those that are resistant to antibiotics.2 Only 20-30 seconds of washing with an alcohol-based product, or 30 - 40 seconds with soap and water, will help us in a health care setting or in community stop the spread of infection, control the risk of bacterial mutations (causative of antimicrobial resistance, and advance the safety and quality of health care for all.3
There is need to create awareness among masses regarding hand hygiene practices. Behavioral change through continuous educational and awareness programs can bring substantial change in promoting hand hygiene practices
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Ganesan, Madhu Balan, Arvind Shukla, Abhiruchi Galhotra, and Sanjana Agrawal. "Situational Analysis of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Health-care Facilities of a District in Central India." International Journal of Applied & Basic Medical Research 13, no. 4 (2023): 204–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_204_23.
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Abstract Background: Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in health-care facilities is fundamental for providing quality, people-centered care and critical to achieving quality and accessible health services. This study aimed to assess the status of the WASH infrastructure in health-care facilities of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India. Methodology: This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study carried out in all public health-care facilities of Abhanpur block, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, India, between 2019 and 2020 using an adapted version of joint monitoring program’s (JMP) core questions, indicators, and service ladder framework. Results: A total of 2 community health centers (CHCs), 7 primary health centers (PHCs), and 34 subhealth centers (SHCs) were included in the present study. All CHCs (100%) had essential water, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management services. Among PHCs, 85.7% had water from improved and hygienic sources, only 57.1% had basic sanitation, and 100% had vital essential waste management services. Among SHCs, 55.9% had essential water, 2.9% had basic sanitation, 20.6% had basic hygiene, and 35.3% had necessary waste management services. Overall, it was found that 62.8% of health-care facilities had necessary water services, 16.3% had basic sanitation services, 34.9% had essential hygiene services, and 48.8% had basic waste management services. Conclusion: The status of WASH infrastructure in health-care facilities of Raipur district is either limited or not available, especially concerning sanitation services, hygiene, and waste management services. It is the need of the hour to ensure a coordinated response that in all health-care facilities, WASH services are made available and accessible.
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Kosyuga, S. Yu, and D. I. Botova. "EVALUATION OF DENTAL EDUCATION AND ORAL HYGIENE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT." Russian Journal of Dentistry 21, no. 2 (April 15, 2017): 82–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.18821/1728-28022017;21(2):82-84.
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During long-term orthodontic treatment there are various complications associated with a reduction in the level of hygiene. The article is devoted to the study of the hygienic condition of the oral cavity and the level of dental education in dynamics in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment. The examination and questioning of 40 patients aged from 18 to 35 years with fixed orthodontic appliances. In patients after 12 months of use braces deteriorating hygienic condition of the oral cavity. Care should be taken to inform patients about the care products and hygiene items, and their rational use, depending on the timing of orthodontic treatment and dental status.
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Tri Nataliswati, Siti Jannatun Aliya, Sumirah Budi Pertami, and Kissa Bahari. "HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TENTANG VULVA HYGINE DENGAN KEBIASAAN PERAWATAN VULVA SAAT MENSTRUASI PADA WANITA USIA SUBUR (WUS) DI DESA WRINGINANOM." Hospital Majapahit (JURNAL ILMIAH KESEHATAN POLITEKNIK KESEHATAN MAJAPAHIT MOJOKERTO) 15, no. 2 (November 21, 2023): 172–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.55316/hm.v15i2.946.
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Menstruation is a physiological event that occurs in women as a sign of being fertile. Knowledge of vulvar hygiene and vaginal care habits is an important thing that needs to be considered during menstruation by women of childbearing age because they can experience vaginal irritation and itching. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge about vulvar hygiene and the habit of caring for the vulva during menstruation in Wringinanom Village, Probolinggo Regency. This research method was an analytic survey with a cross sectional design, involving 45 respondents, who celllected with purposive sampling technique. method of data collection with questionnaire techniques and data analysis using rank spearman. The results of this study indicate the level of knowledge of women of childbearing age about vulvar hygiene and vulvar care habits during menstruation, more than half in the sufficient category (60%), there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge about vulva hygine and vulvar care habits during menstruation in women of childbearing age. women of childbearing age in Wringinanom village (P= 0.02). This study concludes the importance of the influence of knowledge about vulvar hygiene and improving the habits of women of childbearing age with vulvar care during menstruation.
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Gurung, G., and K. Pratibha. "Hand hygiene in the intensive care unit." Journal of Chitwan Medical College 5, no. 1 (March 31, 2015): 6–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v5i1.12559.
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Adherence to hand hygiene recommendations in the intensive care unit (ICU) is variable and moderate, at the best. This observational study aimed to measure adherence to hand hygiene recommendations among ICU clinicians in 4 multidisciplinary ICUs at Chitwan Medical College Teaching Hospital, Chitwan. Researchers observed 100 clinicians (79 nurses, 13 medical officers and 8 physicians and pediatricians) during patient encounter. Clinicians were unaware that they were under observation. We documented use of gloves, soap and alcohol solution before and after patient encounters for purposes of physical examination or patient care. 80% of clinicians used some form of hand hygiene without fully adhering to recommendations, whereas 20% did not appear to attend to hand hygiene at all during observation. Among 80 clinicians who used some form of hand hygiene, 30% of clinicians adhering to recommendations used gloves followed by washing with soap or alcohol solution. Hence, Multidisciplinary approaches to improving hand hygiene is necessary to improve the modest adherence to hand hygiene that researchers observed.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v5i1.12559
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LUBIS, FITHRI HANDAYANI, and Hengki Frengki Manullang. "FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERSONAL HYGIENE PADA SISWA DALAM MANAJEMEN LAYANAN USAHA KESEHATAN SEKOLAH (UKS) SMK GANDA HUSADA TEBING TINGGI TAHUN 2022." Jurnal Penelitian Kesmasy 5, no. 1 (October 31, 2022): 68–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.36656/jpksy.v5i1.1115.
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Personal hygiene comes from the Greek words meaning individual, and cleanliness, meaning health. Personal hygiene is taking care of your body to improve your physical and mental health. Clean and healthy living behavior is behavior done by the community to take care of their own health and play an active role in maintaining the cleanliness and health of the environment. Poor personal hygiene can cause various diseases such as diarrhea, tooth decay, and asthma. The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of personal hygiene on school health services. The research design used is descriptive observation with a qualitative approach. Sampling is done using the probability sampling method. The survey method is a questionnaire. This data was analyzed using chi-square statistical analysis. The results of this study indicate that there is an influence between knowledge and personal hygiene with a P value of 0.004. There is an Influence of Attitude with Personal Hygiee at SMK Ganda Husada Tebing Tinggi with a P value of 0.001. There is an influence of Educator Support with Personal Hygiene with P value of 0.003. There is an influence of family support with personal hygiene with a P value of 0.003. There is an influence of PHBS Facilities with Personal Hygiene with a P value of 0.004. In schools, it is recommended that personal hygiene education be taught more in accordance with the school curriculum. Schools can collaborate with local start-ups through the UKS program and conduct regular personal hygiene sessions
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Hartwig, Andreas. "Kontaktlinsenhygiene ein Literatur-Review." Optometry & Contact Lenses 3, no. 2 (February 27, 2023): 40–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.54352/dozv.yetm2888.
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Purpose. Contact lens hygiene is a crucial factor for a success- ful contact lens fitting and, above all, for long-term healthy contact lens wear. A review of the literature is intended to summarize the most important points especially in relation to recent publications. Material and Methods. A narrative literature review was performed to identify relevant publications. PubMed (www. pubmed.gov) was used as the platform for the search. The search term used was “contact lens hygiene”. Results. Successful contact lens hygiene depends on the effectiveness of the care solution, the instruction of the pa- tient by the contact lens practitioner and the correct imple- mentation of the recommended care steps. Basically, either multipurpose solutions (combination solutions) or peroxide systems are available for care. The advantage of peroxide systems is the higher disinfection performance compared to multipurpose solutions. For rigid gas permeable contact lenses, manual surface cleaning in combination with a surface cleaner is essential. The likelihood of occurrence of microbial keratitis is lower in wearers of rigid gas permeable contact lenses than in wearers of soft contact lenses. Conclusion. In addition, to hand hygiene, the selection of the care product and regular instruction of the user by the eye care practitioner play a vital role. From a hygienic perspective, daily disposable contact lenses are the safest option. Keywords Contact lens hygiene, contact lens compliance, contact lens storage case, microbial keratitis, RGP contact lenses, soft contact lenses
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Rizwan, Zara, Tooba Mughal, Salman Mohsin, and Nasir Ali Rahim Najjad. "An Assessment of Hand Hygiene Practices among Health Care Providers in Operation Theatre." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 17, no. 3 (March 24, 2023): 198–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023173198.
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Aims: To assess the frequency of hand hygiene opportunities available to health care providers during surgeries and to assess the frequency of hand hygiene practices of health care providers in those hand hygiene opportunities. Study design: Cross sectional study Place and duration of study: Operation theatre and recovery room at The Indus Hospital Korangi Campus and Sheikh Saeed Memorial Campus from 21stMarch 2021 to 30th August 2021 Methodology: Two hundred and eighty one health care professional for 55 surgeries were included for hand hygiene opportunities and their hand hygiene practice. Every opportunity to practice hand hygiene was observed and noted as having occurred (hand wash or hand rub) or missed. Throughout the period, the PI was recorded opportunities for hand hygiene and missed opportunities using WHO’s hand hygiene observational form. Results: The average age of the health care provider was 31.22±8.15 years. The overall adherence to hand hygiene practice according to WHO guidelines was 16.1% while 83.9% were not according to WHO hand hygiene guideline. Failure of hand hygiene practice was significantly high in all type of hand hygiene opportunity. Rate of missed/failure hand hygiene practice was significantly high in nurses and technician and also their qualification (p<0.05). Conclusion: The poor hand hygiene compliance was frequently noticed among health care workers. Hand hygiene should be an educational priority and it needs to be implemented effectively. Therefore, hand hygiene resources is an integral part for better strategic and improvement strategy. Keywords: Hand hygiene, Contamination, Health care associated infections; Prevention.
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Lim, Jungeun, Dukyoo Jung, and Leeho Yoo. "Oral Hygiene Care of Endotracheal Intubated Patients in Korean Intensive Care Units : A Scoping Review." Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing 17, no. 1 (February 28, 2024): 68–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.34250/jkccn.2024.17.1.68.
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Purpose : This scoping review was designed to identify gaps in knowledge and guide future directions for clinical nursing practices and research on oral hygiene care for endotracheally intubated patients in Korean intensive care units.Methods : We conducted a scoping review using the methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O’Malley. PubMed, CINAHL, RISS, Science On, and DBpia databases were searched. Two reviewers independently selected the studies and extracted data. A total of 445 studies were identified, of which 17 were included in the final analysis.Results : No research has been conducted from 2021 to the present. A total of 12 instruments were utilized in 13 studies to assess the effectiveness of oral hygiene care. All studies investigating the effectiveness of oral hygiene care have consistently documented that chlorhexidine has the most significant effect. The frequency and time of oral hygiene care were each examined in one study.Conclusion : A research study is necessary to develop a measurement tool for assessing the effectiveness of oral hygiene care suitable for endotracheal intubated patients in intensive care units. Interventional studies should be conducted to determine the effects of chlorhexidine and the appropriate frequency and time of oral hygiene care. Thereafter, revision of domestic evidence-based clinical practice guidelines by integrating these results will be necessary.
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Filonenko, V., and N. Bidenko. "Evaluate the quality of oral hygiene care in children with congenital cleft lip and palate in the course of orthodontic treatment." SUCHASNA STOMATOLOHIYA 118, no. 1 (2024): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.33295/1992-576x-2024-1-42.
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Introduction. Systematic monitoring of the of oral hygiene and professional hygiene with the use of modern, individually selected basic and additional hygiene products and items during orthodontic treatment is a mandatory component of the comprehensive rehabilitation of children with congenital cleft lip and palate (CLP). The aim: to evaluate the quality of individual oral hygiene care of children with congenital unilateral cleft lip and palate in the course of orthodontic treatment in the period of transitional dentition. Materials and methods. The determination of the hygienic condition of the oral cavity in the course of orthodontic treatment was done using the «Differentiated index for determining the indicator of individual oral hygiene, adjusted to take into account the different quality of hygiene on the upper and lower dental rows (DIOH). Results and their discussion. Prevention of diseases of hard tissues of teeth and periodontal tissues in children is important from birth and is especially necessary in the course of orthodontic treatment using removable and fixed orthodontic designs. Children with CLP have an increased risk of developing dental caries for a variety of reasons. Differential examination of the state of dental hygiene on the upper and lower jaws allows giving more targeted recommendations regarding oral hygiene, i.e. personify them. Conclusions. The use of hygiene indices, in particular those that reflect the difference between the level of hygiene on the jaw where the orthodontic appliance is placed and where it is absent, is appropriate for assessing the state of oral hygiene in children with dentognathic anomalies and providing recommendations for its improvement. Key words: congenital unilateral cleft lip and palate, hygiene index, prevention, diseases of hard tissues of teeth and periodontal tissues.
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Çakırlı Kozik, Derya, and Can Öner. "Evaluation of hand hygiene beliefs and compliance of primary care health care workers in Tuzla, Istanbul." Journal of Turkish Family Physician 13, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 96–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.15511/tjtfp.22.00396.
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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the hand hygiene belief and hand hygiene practices in primary care health care workers in Tuzla, Istanbul. Method: The universe of this cross-sectional study was the primary health care workers in Tuzla, Istanbul. It was planned to reach the entire universe therefore a sample was not choosen. As a result of the study, 84% of the universe was reached. The study data were collected through the online questionnaire including hand hygiene practice inventory and the hand hygiene belief scale.P value below 0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 210 particaants attend to the study. 77.6% (n=163) of the participants were female and 22.4% (n=47) were male. The mean age of the participants in the study was 37.6±8.8 years. Most of the participants participated in the study from the Family Health Center (FHC). Average work time was 13.4±9.3 years. Considering the occupational groups, the average scale score of the physicians was 84.6±6.9; the means core of the health workers was 81.9±8.9. Mean scale scores were calculated as 81.3±12.7 in cleaning personel and 78.0±9.6 in support personnel. Considering the occupational groups, there was a significant difference between physicians and support personnel in terms of the mean scale score (p<0.05). The mean total hand hygiene practice inventory (EHUE) score of the participants was 67.2±3.9. Considering the occupational groups, there is a significant difference between the groups in terms of the average score (p<0.05). Conclusion: It is seen that hand hygiene belief and compliance averages are high in primary health care workers. However, there are differences in terms of belief and practice in hand hygiene in terms of occupational groups and working years. Forth is reason, it would be beneficial to provide training on hand hygiene to the groups in need.
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Park, Ran-Jeong, Yeun-Kyung Lee, Hwa-Kyung Son, and Min-Hee Hong. "Comparison of oral hygiene status by clinical dental hygiene care performance." Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 14, no. 1 (February 28, 2014): 25–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2014.14.01.25.
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Tadesse, Muluken, Alebachew Shimelash, and Eniyew Tegegne. "Level of Hand Hygiene Compliance and Its Associated Factors Among Health Care Workers at Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." Environmental Health Insights 16 (January 2022): 117863022211136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11786302221113673.
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Background: Poor hand hygiene is an important source of infection, but maintaining hand hygiene is the most important measure to prevent infections. Hand hygiene compliance and its associated factors are not well recognized in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was intended to determine hand hygiene compliance and its associated factors among health care workers in Eka Kotebe General Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers at Eka Kotebe General Hospital. A self-administered questionnaire supplemented by a World Health Organization Hand Hygiene Technical Reference Manual was used to collect data. Data was entered using Epi Info 7.2.0.1 and exported to SPSS 23 for analysis. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistical significance was determined using a P-value of ⩽.05 with a 95% confidence interval. Results: Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers was 22.2%. Hand hygiene training (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.13-7.52), presence of hand hygiene indication poster (AOR = 3.38, 95% CI: 1.18-9.66), hand hygiene promotion by IPC team (AOR = 4.2, 95% CI: 2.53-8.58)), working experience ⩾5 years of a health care providers (AOR = 3.96, 95% CI: 1.12-13.9), being midwife (AOR = 17.1, 95% CI: 2.8-10), being nurse (AOR = 5.3, 95% CI: 2.09-7.8) by profession, and presence of water (AOR = 2.50, 95% CI: 2.20-11.78) were significantly associated factors to hand hygiene compliance. Conclusion: The level of hand hygiene compliance among health care providers was found to be low. Training about hand hygiene, the presence of hand hygiene indication posters, hand hygiene promotion by the IPC team, working experience of health care providers, being a nurse and midwife, and the presence of water were independent predictors of hand hygiene compliance. Health care workers need to be given training on hand hygiene as well as hand hygiene facilities shall be installed and supplied by the hospital in a sustained manner.
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De Sena, Francisca Fatima, Bedjo Santoso, Diyah Fatmasari, Lanny Sunarjo, and Waljuni Astu Rahman. "Influence of Cadre Training in Increasing Toothbrushing Action in Pregnant Women." Journal of Applied Health Management and Technology 2, no. 4 (November 4, 2020): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.31983/jahmt.v2i4.5924.
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ABSTRACTProblems on dental and oral hygiene are caused by poor dental and oral care. A viable strategy in changing the behavior of pregnant women is through dental hygiene counseling. We present solution for counseling with material which could be heeded by pregnant women. The aim of the research is to improve knowledge, attitude and action to take care of dental and oral hygiene, so that the target can do self-care to dental and oral hygiene. We implemented Research and Development (RD) method comprising 5 stages, namely, information collection, design and build, expert validation and revision, model test and final model results. This was done with the subject in as much as 50 pregnant women. The sample used a purposive sampling technique. Data were tested using intraclass correlation coefficient and paired sample test. The results show that Primary Health Center cadre training is effective in improving the dental and oral hygiene action in pregnant women.
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Paramita, Windya Kartika. "Systematic Review: Affecting Behaviour of Hygiene and Health Care of the Eldery." Jurnal PROMKES 9, no. 1 (March 30, 2021): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/jpk.v9.i1.2021.69-78.
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Background: The Elderly is an age group that has decreased organ function which is susceptible to various diseases. The elderly also experience physical decline which can affect personal hygiene and health care behavior. Objective: To determine the factors that affect the personal hygiene and health care of the elderly. Method: Personal hygiene referred to in this study was hygiene to care for the whole body including skin, feet, teeth, nails, and hair. This study was a systematic review of studies with primary data related to factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly. The study was conducted on 35 international journals. Results: Personal hygiene of the elderly are feet. Factors that influence their hygiene on demographic factors include residence, education, source of income, gender, age, and knowledge. Factors affecting elderly hygiene on personal characteristic factors include need assistance, perceived benefits, disease, frequency of cleansing, self-efficacy, physical change, degree of independence, mobility, and self-motivation. Factors affecting them on facilities and infrastructure factors supporters include equipment, care services facilities, equipment, distance to care service facilities, social support, and practical conditions. Factors affecting on healthy program factors include training, education caregiver, motivation caregiver, health promotion, health information seeking, satisfaction, informal care, behavioral programs, utilization, and functional health literacy. Conclusion: Factors affecting personal hygiene and health care for the elderly include demographics, characteristics of the elderly, supporting facilities, and infrastructure and health programs. Dominant factor affecting personal hygiene and health care for elderly are educational, residence, and income source.
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Saini, Rajiv, Ameet Mani, and AM Shubangi. "Hand hygiene among health care workers." Indian Journal of Dental Research 21, no. 1 (2010): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9290.62810.
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Ling, Moi Lin. "Better Hand Hygiene Means Safer Care." Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 42, no. 6 (June 15, 2013): 267–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v42n6p267.
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Hannan, Mujib, and Dian Ika Puspitasari. "HUBUNGAN PERAWATAN KELUARGA DENGAN PERSONAL HYGIENE PADA LANSIA DI DUSUN ASEM NUNGGAL DESA KALIANGET BARAT KECAMATAN KALIANGET." WIRARAJA MEDIKA 7, no. 2 (May 25, 2018): 45–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.24929/fik.v7i2.433.
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Family care affects personal hygiene on the elderly this indicates that care family is the family indicator in performing the function of health while the personal hygiene is a parameter that used to improve the care of the family. The aims of this research are to know relationship between the treatment of families with personal hygiene on the elderly in Dusun Asem Nunggal Desa Kalianget Barat Kecamatan Kalianget.
This research is quantitative with cross sectional approach. Population are all elderly in Dusun Asem Nunggal Desa Kalianget Barat Kecamatan Kalianget are 56 people. The number of samples are 49 people with simple random sampling. Data analysis using the Spearman Rho to test (α = 0.05 ). Data collection using observation and family care questionnaires and personal hygiene.
The results of research on family care shows most (57,1%) do good family care. While the results of research about personal hygiene showed the majority of respondents (61,2%) do personal hygiene well. The results of the test using the corelation of spearman rho indicates p value= 0.000 which means there is a significant relationship between family care with personal hygiene on the elderly.
Families can improve the care of the family and understand more about health problems in the elderly. The elderly must maintain personal hygiene on him. The better care the family performed on the elderly then personal hygiene on the elderly is also getting better.
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Kambhu, Peter P., and Steven M. Levy. "Oral hygiene care levels in Iowa intermediate care facilities." Special Care in Dentistry 13, no. 5 (September 1993): 209–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.1993.tb01498.x.
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McKenzie, Alison. "Hand hygiene and hand care for dental care professionals." Dental Nursing 8, no. 8 (August 2012): 488–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/denn.2012.8.8.488.
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Mills, John P., Ziwei Zhu, Julia Mantey, Savannah Hatt, Payal Patel, Keith S. Kaye, Kristen Gibson, Marco Cassone, Bonnie Lansing, and Lona Mody. "The devil is in the details: Factors influencing hand hygiene adherence and contamination with antibiotic-resistant organisms among healthcare providers in nursing facilities." Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 40, no. 12 (October 24, 2019): 1394–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.292.
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AbstractBackground:Antibiotic-resistant organism (ARO) colonization rates in skilled nursing facilities (NFs) are high; hand hygiene is crucial to interrupt transmission. We aimed to determine factors associated with hand hygiene adherence in NFs and to assess rates of ARO acquisition among healthcare personnel (HCP).Methods:HCP were observed during routine care at 6 NFs. We recorded hand hygiene adherence, glove use, activities, and time in room. HCP hands were cultured before and after patient care; patients and high-touch surfaces were cultured. HCP activities were categorized as high-versus low-risk for self-contamination. Multivariable regression was performed to identify predictors of hand hygiene adherence.Results:We recorded 385 HCP observations and paired them with cultures performed before and after patient care. Hand hygiene adherence occurred in 96 of 352 observations (27.3%) before patient care and 165 of 358 observations (46.1%) after patient care. Gloves were worn in 169 of 376 observations (44.9%). Higher adherence was associated with glove use before patient care (odds ratio [OR], 2.55; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44–4.54) and after patient care (OR, 3.11; 95% CI, 1.77–5.48). Compared with nurses, certified nurse assistants had lower hand hygiene adherence (OR, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.15–0.67) before patient care and physical/occupational therapists (OR, 0.22; 95% CI, 0.11–0.44) after patient care. Hand hygiene varied by activity performed and time in the room. HCP hands were contaminated with AROs in 35 of 385 cultures of hands before patient care (0.9%) and 22 of 350 cultures of hands after patient care (6.3%).Conclusions:Hand hygiene adherence in NFs remain low; it is influenced by job title, type of care activity, and glove use. Hand hygiene programs should incorporate these unique care and staffing factors to reduce ARO transmission.
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Choudhury, Jasashree, and Anuspandana Mahapatra. "Knowledge of Hand Hygiene Practices among Healthcare workers in Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital of Odisha." Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 10, no. 4 (April 1, 2017): 272. http://dx.doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i4.16716.
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BackgroundThe objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of hand hygiene of healthcare workers in the neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary care hospital.Methods : Study was conducted to assess the knowledge of hand hygiene for the five moments of hand hygiene of WHO. Healthcare workers were given a questionnaire during routine patient care on random basis and the data was collected. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 13.Results : A total of 50 health care workers were questioned during the observation period. Answers differed by role: nurses (25) and doctors (10).15 nurses have no knowledge of moments of hand hygiene and were excluded from study. Nurses were more likely to use soap and water compared to waterless-alcohol-based hand hygiene practices. Doctors were most likely to use alcoholic hand rub.Conclusion : Though knowledge of hand hygiene practice is high ,use of alcohol-based disinfectant was found to be very low compared to soap and water. Keywords: Hand hygiene, Health care, Soap and water, Alcohol hand rub.
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Makeeva, I. M., A. Yu Turkina, Zagidat Sirazhutdinovna Budaychieva, and E. G. Margaryan. "ORAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL HEALTH OF FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS." Russian Journal of Dentistry 21, no. 6 (December 15, 2017): 337–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.18821/1728-2802-2017-21-6-337-339.
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In the prevention oforal diseases, dental hygienic status, proper oral hygiene, the proper choice ofmeans and methodsfor performing hygienic dental activities are essential. However, even among future doctors, the hygienic state of the oral cavity leaves much to be desired. Basic knowledge of oral hygiene and the principles ofprevention ofdental diseases are necessary for physicians of various specialties, since there is often a relationship between dental diseases and diseases of other organs and systems of the body. The article gives an assessment of the hygienic status of students of different courses and identifies the sources that they use to gain knowledge on oral care.
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Setianingsih, Setianingsih, Febi Riandhyanita, and Ahmad Asyrofi. "GAMBARAN PELAKSANAAN TINDAKAN ORAL HYGIENE PADA PASIEN DI RUANG INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)." Jurnal Perawat Indonesia 1, no. 2 (November 9, 2017): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.32584/jpi.v1i2.45.
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AbstrakOral hygiene merupakan salah satu tindakan keperawatan yang dilakukan agar kondisi rongga mulut tetap bersih dan segar sehingga terhindar dari infeksi. Oral hygiene juga mampu mengurangi jumlah mikroorganisme dan pengumpulan organisme yang mengalami translokasi serta kolonisasi di dalam mulut. Pasien di ruang ICU sangat berisiko terkena infeksi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan tindakan perawatan oral hygiene pada pasien di ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Desain penelitian ini menggunakan deskriptif sejumlah 35 responden yaitu perawat yang bekerja diruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU) menggunakan teknik total sampling. Pelaksanaan tindakan perawatan oral hygiene dalam kategori kurang sebanyak 21 responden (60,0%). Hal tersebut dipengaruhi oleh ketidakseimbangan antara rasio perawat dengan pasien, fasilitas dalam pelaksanaan oral hygiene masih belum memadai, dan perawat juga belum memahami sepenuhnya bagaimana pelaksanaan oral hygiene yang sesuai dengan standar operasional prosedur. Hasil penelitian ini menyarankan, sebaiknya memberikan reward/penghargaan kepada perawat untuk meningkatkan motivasinya dalam tindakan oral hygiene di ICU. Kata kunci : Oral Hygiene, Intensive Care Unit, Perawat AbstractDescription of Implementation Oral Hygiene in Patients in the ICU room.Oral hygiene is one of the nursing actions carried out so that the condition of the oral cavity remains clean and fresh so as to avoid infection. Oral hygiene is also able to reduce the number of microorganisms and the collection of organisms that experience translocation and colonization in the mouth. Patients in the ICU room are very at risk for infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the description of the implementation of oral hygiene in patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This study design using descriptive analytical 35 respondents, a number of respondents is 35 nurses working at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room using total sampling technique. The implementation of oral hygiene care measures in the less category as many as 21 respondents (60.0%). This is influenced by the imbalance between the ratio of nurses and patients, facilities in the implementation of oral hygiene are still inadequate, and nurses also do not fully understand how the implementation of oral hygiene is in accordance with standard operating procedures. The results of this study suggest, should give rewards / awards to nurses to improve oral hygiene motivation to act in the ICU. Keywords: Oral Hygiene, Intensive Care Unit, Nurses
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Ilatus Zahroh and Emi Yunita. "Assistance to postpartum mothers using the Home Care method on Personal Hygiene and Breast Care in Kebun Hamlet and Congaban Hamlet, Samiran Village, Proppo Subdistrict, Pamekasan Regency." Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat DEDIKASI 4, no. 2 (November 12, 2023): 70–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.33482/ddk.v4i2.76.
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Postpartum infections are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in developing countries. Personal hygiene in postpartum mothers is very important so that they are not vulnerable to infection. This service activity has a direction to improve skills in maintaining personal hygiene and performing breast self-care in postpartum women with the target of activities being a group of postpartum women in the garden hamlet and congaban hamlet of Samiran village, Proppo sub-district, Pamekasan district. The method used is by providing assistance to postpartum women door to door about personal hygiene and breast care. The results obtained are that after home care assistance, postpartum women understand the causes, signs and symptoms and prevention of postpartum infections through good personal hygiene and proper breast care. From counseling activities on personal hygiene and breast care in postpartum mothers, it is very useful, especially for mothers who have children for the first time (primipara). The delivery of material and demonstrating breast care is very influential in improving midwifery care services for postpartum women. Counseling on personal hygiene and breast care by health workers is very useful to increase the knowledge and skills of postpartum women in performing personal hygiene and breast care independently after childbirth.
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Yakovlev, Alexei G., Vitalii A. Maydan, Sergey M. Kuznetsov, and Ivan V. Baranov. "Hygienic assessment of the hospital environment and methods of providing medical care to patients at the stages of health care development in Russia in the XVIIIth–XIXth centuries." Bulletin of the Russian Military Medical Academy 24, no. 2 (July 13, 2022): 401–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/brmma100931.
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The article analyzes the problem of hygienic assessment of the conditions of the hospital environment and health-improving methods of treatment of patients of medical institutions at the stages of formation and development of healthcare in Russia in the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries. It has been established that in various historical periods, the problem of patient safety in medical organizations has always been the leading one in the management of people's health and the organization of healthcare as an agency that has been forming for several centuries. Organizational, legal, administrative, economic, and hygienic measures have been developed purposefully in the system of public health protection in Russia. This made it possible to improve the system of medical care on the basis of compliance with the provisions of hospital hygiene, such as the placement of patients in hospitals and compliance with the anti-epidemic regime. The systematization and analysis of the data from the Russian literature on the studied scientific problem were performed. Three leading directions of hospital hygiene development were established: organization of medical care, architectural and planning solutions, and therapeutic nutrition. The importance of developing the legislative framework of the listed areas at the state and departmental levels is shown. The results of the analysis of the application of sanitary and hygienic measures and scientific solutions of the XVIIIth to XIXth centuries confirm the need to use scientific, practical, and organizational experience in the introduction of new solutions to the modern system of medical care, including elements of hospital hygiene and patient safety. Proposals have been developed on the legality and prospects of using the historical experience of the development of preventive medicine and hygienic education of the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries, as well as the achievements of predecessors in the field of monitoring and accounting for the peculiarities of patient care and ensuring an anti-epidemic regime.
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Bayrakdar, Serap, and Demet Büyük Akbaş. "Evaluation of Hand Hygiene Practices of İnegöl State Hospital Health care professionals." Journal of Turkish Family Physician 14, no. 2 (July 2, 2023): 54–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.15511/tjtfp.23.00254.
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Introduction and Aim: Hand hygiene is the cheapest and easiest method to prevent health-related infections. Determining the beliefs and practices related to hand hygiene is very important to increase compliance. In this study, it is aimed to determine the beliefs and practices of healthcare professionals towards hand hygiene, to determine the factors affecting them and the current hand hygiene compliance rates. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 437 people working in İnegöl State hospital between January 10 and December 31, 2022. Data were collected with Personal Information Form, Hand Hygiene Observation Form, Hand Hygiene Belief Scale and Hand Hygiene Practices Inventory form. The data of the variables were shown with frequency and percentage. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between hand hygiene practice inventory and belief score averages. Results: The hand hygiene practice inventory and hand hygiene belief scores of the healthcare professionals participating in the study were 63.45±6.35 and 85.32±8.25, respectively. It was determined that there was a weak positive and significant correlation between the two scales (r=0.307, p<0.001). Considering the compliance rates by indication, it was 89.6% before the patient, 82% before the aseptic procedures, and 98.7% after the patient. Hand hygiene compliance was determined as 92.3% in the nurse group, 83.9% in the doctor group, 97.6% in the surgical units, and hospital-wide compliance was determined as 90.3%. Conclusion: The answers given by the people to the inventory and the observation results were found to be directly proportional. It was determined that the belief in hand hygiene affects the practice of hand hygiene and the informed observation increases the general hand hygiene compliance. Of the five indications; It was thought that hand hygiene compliance was higher after the patient and this was due to the desire of people to protect themselves.
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Simorangkir, Lindawati, and Endang Sinaga. "SELF-CARE AGENCY IMPROVES PERSONAL HYGIENE OF ELDERLY IN A NURSING HOME IN BINJAI [SELF-CARE AGENCY MENINGKATKAN PERSONAL HYGIENE PADA LANSIA DI PANTI WERDA BINJAI]." Nursing Current Jurnal Keperawatan 7, no. 1 (December 19, 2019): 60. http://dx.doi.org/10.19166/nc.v7i1.2225.
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<p>The Self-Care Agency role is to increase knowledge with changing attitudes in driving the elderly to be more aware of the importance of personal hygiene in their daily lives. One attempt in the prevention of disease in the elderly is by doing personal hygiene so that the elderly can better feel comfort, safety and well-being. This study aimed to determine the effect of Self-Care Agency to the personal hygiene of the elderly in nursing home Binjai. The design study is Quasi-Experimental Design Time Series, with the approach of One Group Pre Post Test Design. Sampling was done by purposive sampling with a sample of 30 respondents. Research results pre intervention personal hygiene less category as much as 73%, and post intervention personal hygiene category of "good" as much as 53.3%. Based on the results of the Wilcoxon test showed that the self-care agency signifikat to improving the personal hygiene of the elderly in Panti Werda Binjai, with p value = 0.001. Low personal hygiene of the elderly in nursing home Binjai due to lack of awareness of the importance of self care. It is necessary innovations in providing nursing interventions, assistance, support and cooperation with the nursing home attendant in improving personal hygiene of the elderly.</p><p><strong>BAHASA INDONESIA </strong>Self-Care Agency berperan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dengan mengubah sikap dalam mengarahkan lansia untuk lebih menyadari pentingnya melakukan personal hygiene didalam kehidupan sehari-harinya. Salah satu usaha pencegahan penyakit pada lansia dengan melakukan personal hygiene sehingga lansia dapat merasakan kenyamanan, keamanan dan kesejahteraan yang lebih baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Self-Care Agency terhadap personal hygiene lansia di Panti Werda Binjai. Desain penelitian yang digunakan Quasi Experimental Time Series Design, dengan pendekatan One Group Pre Post Test Design. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan dengan purposive sampling dengan besar sampel 30 responden. Hasil penelitan pre intervensi personal hygiene kategori kurang sebanyak 73%, dan post intervensi personal hygiene kategori “baik” sebanyak 53,3%. Berdasarkan hasil uji Wilcoxon memperlihatkan bahwa Self-care agency signifikan terhadap peningkatan personal hygiene lansia di Panti Werda Binjai, dengan nilai p value = 0,001. Personal hygiene yang rendah pada lansia di Panti werda Binjai disebabkan kurangnya kesadaran pentingnya perawatan diri. Maka perlu inovasi dalam memberikan intervensi keperawatan, pendampingan, dukungan dan kerjasama dengan petugas panti werda dalam meningkatkan personal hygiene lansia.</p>