The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education (한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 1
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- Pages.45-53
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- 2012
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- 1975-7697(pISSN)
Relationship between knowledge and infection control behavior about Hepatitis B patient in health care-related majors
일부 보건의료계열 학생들의 B형 간염환자 감염관리에 대한 이론적지식과 임상감염관리 실천도의 관련성
- Kim, Han-Na (Seoul National University Dental Hospital) ;
- Bae, Sung-Suk (Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanseo University) ;
- Noh, Hie-Jin (Knagwon National University, College of Oriental Medicine, Public Health & Welfare Department of Dental Hygiene)
- Received : 2012.03.28
- Accepted : 2012.04.16
- Published : 2012.04.30
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify relationship between knowledge and infection control behavior about Hepatitis B patient in health care-related majors. Methods: Data was collected from health care related majors-nursing, emergency rescue and dental hygiene with questionaire. Total respondents were 306 and we use all of them. We analysed students' knowledge and infection control behavior about Hepatitis B patient and their relationship. Uni-variate analysis, t-test, ANOVA and correlation analysis test were conducted using SAS version 9.2. Results: Students who go the Hepatitis B lecture were significantly high Knowledge level about Hepatitis B(p<.05). Students who go to clinical education about Hepatitis B were significantly better behavior about infection control in clinical practice(p<.05). The relationship between knowledge about Hepatitis B and infection control in clinical practice was significantly negative(p<.05). Conclusions: It needs to be educated both infection control lectures and clinical practice to health care-related majors to prevent cross-infection between patients and health care providers.