Evaluation of Education and Training in Good Hygiene Practices among Health Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Moroccan Hospitals

Abstract

The education and continued training of healthcare professionals in good hygiene practices (GHP) is a key element in the fight against the risk of infection in public hospitals. The aim of this study is to evaluate the education and training of healthcare workers in GHP. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Sidi Kacem provincial hospital center using a questionnaire validated by Cronbach's Alpha test with a score of 0.786 to collect a maximum of information. The Chi-square test was used to compare and correlate categorical variables. Any p-value less than 0.05 is considered statistically significant. Results: our study concerned 126 healthcare professionals, 84.1% of the professionals questioned showed that they had not received continuous training on hand washing, 96% of the professionals questioned expressed their need to receive training on wearing and changing gloves, 61.9% stated that they had not received training on the prevention of nosocomial infections. Females were more likely to wash their hands than males, with a significant p-value of p= 0.011. In terms of seniority, we found that care workers with more than 10 years' experience were more respectful of this washing than the other categories, with a p-value of p=0.024. Our results show that there is a huge lack of continuous training on GHP, which affects the quality of care at hospital level.

Received: 16 August 2023 / Accepted: 27 September 2023 / Published: 5 November 2023