The Influence of Nurse's Knowledge Level on Behaviour Changes, Attitude and 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene Compliance Soesanto Danoe* Department of Public Health and Humaniora, Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Indonesia, UC Town Citraland, Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Danoe Soesanto, Department of Public Health and Humaniora, Universitas Ciputra Surabaya, Indonesia, UC Town, Citraland, Surabaya, Indonesia, e-mail: danoe.soesanto@ciputra.ac.id
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Introduction The five moments of handwashing, established by the World Health Organisation (WHO), are important to break the chain of transmission of disease. Human behaviour is influenced by two factors, namely behavioural factors and factors related to outside behaviour. Behaviour is formed from three factors: predisposing factors (knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and values), supporting factors (physical environment, availability or absence of health facilities) and reinforcing factors (in the form of the nurses’ attitude and behaviour). This study aims to determine the effect of the level of knowledge of nurses in nursing homes on their attitude, behaviour and adherence related to the 5 moments of hand hygiene. Method This study used a questionnaire to measure the level of knowledge, attitude, behaviour and level of adherence of the nurses concerning the 5 moments of hand hygiene. The research design used a analytic cross-sectional approach. The respondents were all nurses at Panti Werdha Surya, and the sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The study was conducted between January and April 2018. Results and Analysis The data was analysed using a multinomial regression test. The results showed the influence of nurses’ level of knowledge on attitudinal changes (p = 0, 000). There was an influence from the nurses’ level of knowledge on behavioural change and there was influence from the nurses’ level of knowledge on compliance with the 5 moments of hand hygiene (p = 0, 000) in an effort to prevent the transmission of shingles in nursing homes. Conclusion The level of knowledge of nurses needs to be improved continuously, so then changes in attitude, behaviour and adherence take place concerning the 5 moments of hand hygiene. This is as well as providing hand washing and rubbing facilities at each door within the nursing home. Top Keywords Level of Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviour, Compliance, Nursing home. Top |