Mann C M, Wood A
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
J Hosp Infect. 2006 Dec;64(4):366-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.06.030. Epub 2006 Sep 18.
Changes in undergraduate medical training mean that students have direct patient contact from an early stage of their training. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of third-year medical students at the University of Birmingham Medical School, UK on infection control policy and procedures. A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed to medical students. Out of 322 students, 156 returned completed questionnaires (48%). Results showed that 58% of medical students did not know the correct indications for using alcoholic hand gel, 35% did not know the correct use of gloves, and 50% did not know the exclusion period after an episode of diarrhoea and vomiting. Sixty-four percent of medical students reported formal teaching on hand hygiene, 12% reported informal teaching, 19% reported both types of teaching and 5% reported no hand hygiene teaching at all. Forty-nine percent of medical students thought that there was insufficient emphasis on infection control in their course. These results raised concerns about medical students' knowledge about infection control. The University is currently reviewing the need for a more structured model for the teaching and assessment of infection control.
本科医学培训的变化意味着学生在培训早期就开始直接接触患者。本研究旨在评估英国伯明翰大学医学院三年级医学生对感染控制政策和程序的了解情况。向医学生发放了一份半结构化问卷。在322名学生中，156名学生返回了完整的问卷（48%）。结果显示，58%的医学生不知道使用酒精洗手液的正确指征，35%的医学生不知道手套的正确使用方法，50%的医学生不知道腹泻和呕吐发作后的隔离期。64%的医学生报告接受过手卫生方面的正规教学，12%的医学生报告接受过非正规教学，19%的医学生报告两种教学都接受过，5%的医学生报告根本没有接受过手卫生教学。49%的医学生认为他们的课程对感染控制的重视不够。这些结果引发了对医学生感染控制知识的担忧。该大学目前正在审查是否需要一个更结构化的感染控制教学和评估模式。
