Aljohani Yazan, Almutadares Mohammed, Alfaifi Khalid, El Madhoun Mona, Albahiti Maysoon H, Al-Hazmi Nadia
Internship Program, Faculty of dentistry, King Abdulaziz University.
Department of Endodontics, King Abdulaziz University.
Infect Drug Resist. 2017 Apr 24;10:135-142. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S128161. eCollection 2017.
Uniform-related infection control practices are sometimes overlooked and underemphasized. In Saudi Arabia, personal protective equipment must meet global standards for infection control, but the country's Islamic legislature also needs to be taken into account.
To assess uniform-related infection control practices of a group of dental students in a dental school in Saudi Arabia and compare the results with existing literature related to cross-contamination through uniforms in the dental field.
A questionnaire was formulated and distributed to dental students at King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Dentistry in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which queried the students about their uniform-related infection control practices and their methods and frequency of laundering and sanitizing their uniforms, footwear, and name tags.
There is a significant difference between genders with regard to daily uniform habits. The frequency of uniform washing was below the standard and almost 30% of students were not aware of how their uniforms are washed. Added to this, there is no consensus on a unified uniform for male and female students.
Information on preventing cross-contamination through wearing uniforms must be supplied, reinforced, and emphasized while taking into consideration the cultural needs of the Saudi society.
与制服相关的感染控制措施有时会被忽视和重视不足。在沙特阿拉伯，个人防护装备必须符合全球感染控制标准，但该国的伊斯兰立法也需要考虑在内。
评估沙特阿拉伯一所牙科学院的一组牙科学生与制服相关的感染控制措施，并将结果与牙科领域中与制服交叉污染相关的现有文献进行比较。
编制了一份问卷，并分发给沙特阿拉伯吉达阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学牙科学院的牙科学生，询问他们与制服相关的感染控制措施以及他们清洗和消毒制服、鞋类和名牌的方法及频率。
在日常制服习惯方面，男女之间存在显著差异。制服清洗频率低于标准，近30%的学生不知道他们的制服是如何清洗的。此外，对于男女学生的统一制服没有达成共识。
在考虑沙特社会文化需求的同时，必须提供、加强和强调关于通过穿着制服预防交叉污染的信息。
