@misc{10481/71261,
year = {2021},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71261},
abstract = {(1) Background: Numerous educational interventions have been conducted to improve
hand hygiene (HH) compliance and effectiveness among nursing students, with mixed results. The
aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of posters as a teaching tool and factors associated with HH
quality. (2) Methods: A pre-post experimental intervention study was conducted with a total of
293 nursing students randomly assigned to two groups (experimental and control) who, before and
after HH, took cell culture samples from their non-dominant hands. Only the experimental group was
exposed to the poster. (3) Results: In the experimental group, significant differences were observed
among students older than 22 years (p = 0.017; V = 0.188), with a higher percentage of failures (15.7%
vs. 3.6%). Poster displaying was associated with passing, other variables being equal, although
without statistical significance (ORa = 2.07; 95% CI = 0.81–5.26). Pre-practice hand contamination
was weakly associated with lower HH quality (ORa = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.99–0.99). (4) Conclusions: The
use of posters as a teaching method shows indications of efficacy. Prior hand contamination slightly
affects the quality of HH. Further evaluation of teaching methods is needed to ensure good technical
performance of HH to prevent the spread of infectious diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Hand hygiene},
keywords = {Education},
keywords = {Posters},
keywords = {Nursing students},
keywords = {CFU colony-forming units},
title = {Posters as a Tool to Improve Hand Hygiene among Health Science Students: Case—Control Study},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph182111123},
author = {Gázquez López, María and Martínez García, Encarnación and Martín Salvador, Adelina and Alvarez Serrano, Maria Adelaida and García García, Inmaculada and Caparrós González, Rafael Arcángel and Pérez Morente, María Ángeles},
}