1 / 12

Hand hygiene habits of children and adolescents of Leiria

Hand hygiene habits of children and adolescents of Leiria. Muriel Ferreira, Patrícia Miranda, Fernanda Pedrosa, Alexandra Luz, Pascoal Moleiro. Introduction and aims. Hands are an important form by which germs are transmitted between people.

eshe
Download Presentation

Hand hygiene habits of children and adolescents of Leiria

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HandhygienehabitsofchildrenandadolescentsofLeiria Muriel Ferreira, Patrícia Miranda, Fernanda Pedrosa, Alexandra Luz, Pascoal Moleiro

  2. Introductionandaims • Hands are an important form by which germs are transmitted between people. • Performing correct hand washing is the main procedure to control infections. • The aim of this study was to characterize the habits of hand hygiene in a school population of Leiria.

  3. Material andMethods • Descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collection. • Study population: children and adolescents from basic to high school (EscolaDr. Correia Mateus) • A survey was applied, which comprised 11 items that assessed hands hygiene habits. • We obtained prior informed consent from parents. • Subdivision in two age groups: group 1 (8-12 years) and group 2 (13-17 years). • Data analysisinSPSSv 22.0 (α=0,05).

  4. Material andMethods

  5. Results • 534 surveys • Average age ofchildrenandadolescents: 11.9Y ( 8– 17Y) • 50% ♂ NR

  6. Results • 26.2% of children and adolescents reported “I always wash my hands” • Washing takes less than 1 minute in 57.7% of the cases.

  7. Results

  8. Results

  9. Results

  10. Results

  11. Summaryofresults • A quarter of the population always washes their hands • Half of the population uses liquid soap for washing and a towel for drying hands. • After going to the bathroom, the older group washes their hands more often. • Washing hands after visiting someone sick or having an outdoor activity was more frequent in the younger group. • The younger and female groupsaknowledge more importance to hand hygiene and training in this area.

  12. Conclusions • Global hand washing remains a goal to achieve. • Children, younger adolescents and females report higher importance to this procedure and training in this area. • Training sessions on hand washing are scheduled in schools, as well as evaluation of their impact on children and adolescents.

More Related