초록
목적: 소아병원 의료기관 종사자들의 손 위생 수행률을 계량화하고 분석함으로써 소아병원 종사자의 손 위생 수행실태에 대한 기본 자료를 구축하고자 수행되었다. 방법: 3차 의료기관이며 대학병원인 313병상 소아병원의 533명 직원을 대상으로 WHO 손 위생 모니터링 도구로 2010년도 11월 1일부터 12월 31일까지 직접관찰법으로 자료를 수집하였다. 결과: 총 관찰건수 2,999으로, 손 위생 수행률은 95.3%였고, 직종별로 간호사(97.7%), 의사(89.2%), 이송직(72.1%) (P<0.001), 부서별로 중환자실(92.5%), 외래(95.4%), 응급실(97.2%), 수술실(97.2%) 이었으며(P<0.001), 의사직급별로 전임의(97.5%), 교수(93.9%), 전공의(89.7%), 인턴(80.9%)이었다(P<0.001). 손 마찰(81.1%)을 많이 사용하였고, 손 씻기는 '환자 체액 노출 후'(37.7%), '환자 환경 접촉 후' (28.5%)에 많이 사용하였다. 손 위생 방법은 부서별로 차이가 없었으나(P=0.083), WHO 5 Moments 별로 차이가 있었다(P<0.001). 직종별 WHO 5 Moments 분포는 차이가 있었다(P<0.001). 손 위생 이행 odds ratio는 의사직 0.353 (95% CI, 0.241-0.519), 중환자실 0.291 (95% CI, 0.174-0.487), 외래 0.484 (95% CI, 0.281-0.834)이었다. 결론: 손 위생 수행은 직종별, 부서별로 차이가 있었다. 직종별, 부서별로 효과적인 손 위생 교육 및 훈련 프로그램 개발이 필요하다.
Purpose: The aim of study was to estimate the hand hygiene (HH) compliance of healthcare workers (HCWs) in a children's hospital. Methods: This study was conducted in a hospital which is a tertiary and educational children's hospital with 313 beds and 533 HCWs. Data were collected by direct observation methods from November 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. Results: A total of 2,999 opportunities for HH were observed, and the overall HH rate was 95.3%. HH rate of the registered nurse, physicians and transferer was 97.7%, 89.2%, and 72.1%, respectively (P<0.001). Among physicians, HH rate of the fellows, professors, residents and interns was 97.5%, 93.9%, 89.7%, and 80.9%, respectively (P<0.001). HH rate in the emergency room, operation room, outpatient department (OPD), and the intensive care unit (ICU) was 97.2%, 97.2%, 95.4%, and 92.5%, respectively (P<0.001). Hand rubbing was the most frequently used (81.1%), and hand washing was frequently used in the case of 'after body fluids exposure risk' (37.7%) and 'after touching patient surroundings' (28.5%). HH methods were not statistically different from each departments (P =0.083), however, they were significantly different according to the World Health Organization (WHO) 5 Moments (P<0.001). Distributions in WHO 5 Moments by the job titles were significantly different (P<0.001). The odds ratio of physicians, ICU and OPD was 0.353 (95% CI, 0.241-0.519), 0.291 (95% CI, 0.174-0.487), and 0.484 (95% CI, 0.281-0.834), respectively. Conclusions: Compliance of HH was different by the job titles and departments. Effective custom-tailored HH programs for each job title and department need to be developed.