Table 2 The results of the pre- and post-course evaluations among 158 participants in three “Train-the-Trainers in hand hygiene” courses
Questions | Correct answers (%) (pre-course) | Correct answers (%) (post-course) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 54.5 | 75.8 | < 0.001 |
Knowledge (5 questions) | 76.7 | 83.2 | < 0.001 |
Healthcare-associated infections | 75.3 | 75.3 | 1.000 |
Microbial transmission | 55.7 | 72.8 | < 0.001 |
Hand rubbing/hand washing | 85.4 | 93.0 | 0.023 |
Alcohol-based hand rub | 79.7 | 88.6 | 0.023 |
Glove use | 87.3 | 86.1 | 0.705 |
WHO methodology (8 questions) | 54.1 | 81.6 | < 0.001 |
Multimodal improvement strategy | 63.3 | 94.3 | < 0.001 |
Hand hygiene indications | 44.9 | 86.1 | < 0.001 |
Hand hygiene opportunities | 67.1 | 70.9 | 0.396 |
The patient zone | 62.7 | 88.0 | < 0.001 |
Hand hygiene actions | 65.2 | 70.3 | 0.276 |
The simultaneous observation | 23.4 | 57.6 | < 0.001 |
Duration of observation session | 27.2 | 88.0 | < 0.001 |
Five moments | 79.1 | 97.5 | < 0.001 |
Clinical scenarios (9 questions) | 42.6 | 66.7 | < 0.001 |
Before touching a patient | 23.4 | 70.3 | < 0.001 |
Before clean/aseptic procedures | 56.3 | 77.8 | < 0.001 |
Before/after touching a patient | 46.2 | 89.9 | < 0.001 |
After/Before touching a patient | 62.7 | 96.8 | < 0.001 |
After touching a patient | 20.9 | 68.4 | < 0.001 |
Glove use | 46.8 | 32.3 | 0.004 |
Peripheral venous catheter | 3.8 | 17.1 | < 0.001 |
Urinary catheter | 71.5 | 84.2 | 0.003 |
After touching patient surroundings | 51.9 | 63.3 | 0.036 |