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    J Korean Acad Prosthodont. 2014 Oct;52(4):287-297. Korean.
    Published online Oct 30, 2014.
    https://doi.org/10.4047/jkap.2014.52.4.287
    Copyright © 2014 The Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
    Original Article

    A study on the impacts of infection control education on dental hygienists' perceptions for hepatitis type B and their practices to prevent infection

    Bo-Young Kim,1 Ji-Man Park,2 and Eun-Jin Park2
      • 1Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
      • 2Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
    • Corresponding Author: Eun-Jin Park. Department of Dentistry, School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University 911-1, Yangchun-gu Mok-6-dong, Seoul, 158-710, Republic of Korea. +82 2 2650 5042: Email: prosth@ewha.ac.kr
    Received June 20, 2014; Revised July 14, 2014; Accepted July 22, 2014.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study is to examine the impacts of infection control education on dental hygienists'perceptions for hepatitis B and their behaviors.

    Materials and methods

    Study participants were chosen by random selection among dental hygienists working in Seoul, Korea. A total of 150 questionnaires were sent out for the survey from April 2013 to May 2013, of which 140-excluding incomplete responses-were used for the study. Chi-square tests and t-tests were used (SPSS 19.0), and post-hoc analysis was performed as well. The maximum significance level was 0.05.

    Results

    Average 1.53 times infection control education was taken, but dental hygienists' perceptions for hepatitis B and their behaviors did not show statistical differences whether the education was done or not. Practices to prevent infection showed differences depending on categories, especially disinfection and sterilization were well performed by educated group. The most common reasons for not taking the education and noncompliance with infection prevention guidelines are lack of time and opportunity due to busy schedule.

    Conclusion

    1. The more highly educated, the greater number of patients per day, and the greater size of hospitals, the better infection control education was conducted. 2. Although hepatitis B is one of the most common chronic liver diseases in Korea, no significant correlation between perceptions of hepatitis B and infection control education was found. 3. Dental hygienists who received infection control education performed more efficient practices for protection against infections than those who did not.

    Keywords
    Infection control education; Hepatitis B; Infection control practices; Dental hygienist

    Figures

    Fig. 1
    HBV awareness depending on infection control education.

    Fig. 2
    Comparison of infection prevention practice depending on infection control education.

    Tables

    Table 1
    Major composition & contents of questionnaire

    Table 2
    Demographic data of respondents

    Table 3
    HBV awareness depending on infection control education

    Table 4
    Treatment of the HBV contaminated instruments depending on infection control education

    Table 5
    Comparison of infection prevention practice depending on infection control education

    Table 6
    Reasons for noncompliance with infection prevention guidelines

    Table 7
    Reason for missing infection control education

    Table 8
    Demographic differences depending on infection control education

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    MeSH Terms
    Appointments and Schedules
    Dental Hygienists
    Disinfection
    Education*
    Hepatitis B
    Hepatitis*
    Humans
    Infection Control*
    Korea
    Liver Diseases
    Seoul
    Sterilization
    Surveys and Questionnaires
    Metrics
    Share
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