Hand Hygiene Behaviors in Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Changed?

Kadriye Sayın Kasar; Emine Karaman; Yasemin Yıldırım

Makale detayları

Hand Hygiene Behaviors in Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Changed?

Yazarlar:

Kadriye Sayın Kasar | Emine Karaman | Yasemin Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.189-200

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287880

pISSN:

2149-0333

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 Background: Hand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on peoples lives, health, livelihoods and health system. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed between 15 October 2020 and 30 November 2020 via Google Forms with 627 adult individuals. The data were collected with a questionnaire form created by the researchers as a result of the relevant literature review. Results: During the pandemic period, 91.4 of the participants stated that the habit of hand washing increased. It was observed that handwashing status of participants during the pandemic process changed in terms of age group, gender and those who considerg hand hygiene important in combating the epidemic p.05. When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5 of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet. Nearly all of the participants 96.7 stated that they wash their hands after using a toilet, 92.7 after coming from outside, 84.1 after shopping, and more than half 52.2 after meeting with friends or relatives. Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness of adult individuals about the importance of proper hand hygiene has changed. Handwashing behaviors of individuals in the society change during the pandemic period and this requires the attention of health professionals in particular.

 Background: Hand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on peoples lives, health, livelihoods and health system. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed between 15 October 2020 and 30 November 2020 via Google Forms with 627 adult individuals. The data were collected with a questionnaire form created by the researchers as a result of the relevant literature review. Results: During the pandemic period, 91.4 of the participants stated that the habit of hand washing increased. It was observed that handwashing status of participants during the pandemic process changed in terms of age group, gender and those who considerg hand hygiene important in combating the epidemic p.05. When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5 of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet. Nearly all of the participants 96.7 stated that they wash their hands after using a toilet, 92.7 after coming from outside, 84.1 after shopping, and more than half 52.2 after meeting with friends or relatives. Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness of adult individuals about the importance of proper hand hygiene has changed. Handwashing behaviors of individuals in the society change during the pandemic period and this requires the attention of health professionals in particular.

 Background: Hand washing is vital to prevent the spread of the agent from person to person during epidemic periods and to reduce the impact of the pandemic on peoples lives, health, livelihoods and health system. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the hand hygiene behavior of adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was completed between 15 October 2020 and 30 November 2020 via Google Forms with 627 adult individuals. The data were collected with a questionnaire form created by the researchers as a result of the relevant literature review. Results: During the pandemic period, 91.4 of the participants stated that the habit of hand washing increased. It was observed that handwashing status of participants during the pandemic process changed in terms of age group, gender and those who considerg hand hygiene important in combating the epidemic p.05. When handwashing behavior of the participants during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined, it was found that only 14.5 of the participants washed their hands before entering a toilet. Nearly all of the participants 96.7 stated that they wash their hands after using a toilet, 92.7 after coming from outside, 84.1 after shopping, and more than half 52.2 after meeting with friends or relatives. Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic, awareness of adult individuals about the importance of proper hand hygiene has changed. Handwashing behaviors of individuals in the society change during the pandemic period and this requires the attention of health professionals in particular.

 Giriş: El yıkama, salgın dönemlerinde etkenin kişiden kişiye yayılmasını önlemek ve pandeminin bireylerin yaşamı, sağlığı, geçim kaynakları ve sağlık sistemi üzerindeki etkisini azaltmak için hayati önem taşımaktadır. Amaç: Bu çalışma, COVID-19 pandemi döneminde yetişkinlerin el hijyeni davranışlarını incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki bu araştırma 15 Ekim 2020 - 30 Kasım 2020 arasında Google Forms aracılığıyla 627 yetişkin birey ile tamamlanmıştır. Veriler, ilgili literatür taraması sonucunda araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan anket formu ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Pandemi döneminde katılımcıların 91.4ü el yıkama alışkanlığının arttığını belirtmektedir. Katılımcıların pandemi sürecinde el yıkama durumlarının yaş grubu, cinsiyet ve salgınla mücadelede el hijyenine önem verenlere göre değiştiği görülmektedir p.05. Katılımcıların COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında el yıkama davranışları incelendiğinde, katılımcıların sadece 14.5inin tuvalete girmeden önce ellerini yıkadığı tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcıların 96.7si tuvaleti kullandıktan sonra, 92.7si dışarıdan geldikten sonra, 84.1i alışveriş yaptıktan sonra ve yarısından fazlası 52.2 arkadaş veya akraba ile görüştükten sonra ellerini yıkadığını belirtmiştir. Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında yetişkin bireylerin uygun el hijyeninin önemine ilişkin farkındalıkları değişmiştir. Pandemi döneminde toplumdaki bireylerin el yıkama davranışları değişmekte ve bu durum özellikle sağlık profesyonellerinin dikkatini gerektirmektedir.

Makale detayları

Hand Hygiene Behaviors in Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Changed?

Yazarlar:

Kadriye Sayın Kasar | Emine Karaman | Yasemin Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.189-200

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287880

pISSN:

2149-0333

COVID-19 Pandemic

Hand Hygiene

Outbreak

Adult Individuals

NursingCOVID-19 Pandemisi

El Hijyeni

Salgın

Yetişkin Bireyler

Hemşirelik

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Kadriye Sayın Kasar | Emine Karaman | Yasemin Yıldırım

Yayıncı: Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar: Hemşirelik

Dergi: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.189-200

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001287880

pISSN: 2149-0333

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Kadriye Sayın Kasar | Emine Karaman | Yasemin Yıldırım

Yayıncı:

Dokuz Eylul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Hemşirelik

Dergi:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Elektronik Dergisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.189-200

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001287880

pISSN:

2149-0333