Abstract

GUEVARA, Armando  and  TEDESCO-MAIULLARI, Rosa. Conocimiento sobre infecciones asociadas a la atención de la salud en estudiantes de bioanálisis. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2019, vol.53, n.1, pp.53-61. ISSN 0325-2957.

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the knowledge about healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) and progression of their acquisition, in students of the Bachelor in Bioanalysis of the School of Health Sciences of the Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela. A survey was carried out to investigate their knowledge in three specific areas: generalities about HCAI, universal precautions and hand hygiene. Students were considered to have adequate knowledge if they obtained an average score of 17.5. A total of 367 students were interviewed, 77.9% of the female gender. The average age was 21.9 years. An average score of 16.5 wasobtained. The students of the eighth semester obtained the highest score (18 points), followed by the students of the fifth and seventhsemesters with an average score of 17.7. The students of the remaining semesters did not passthe survey. The students passed the area of universal precautions, but not generalities of HCAI and hand hygiene, however, a positive tendency could be observed in the acquisition of knowledge while the students advanced in their studies. The students did not have adequate knowledge about HCAI, however a progressive increase in the acquisition of knowledge was observed.

Keywords : Students; Education; Cross infections; Infection control; Universal precautions.

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