Educational intervention on biosafety with hospital hygiene and cleaning workers
Ana Carolina Sobota Vasconcelos, Maria Alice Santos Lobo, Claudia Aparecida Godoy Rocha, Renan Sallazar Ferreira Pereira, Leidiene Ferreira Santos, Mirian Cristina dos Santos Almeida, Ana Carolina Sobota Vasconcelos, Maria Alice Santos Lobo, Claudia Aparecida Godoy Rocha

TL;DR
This study shows that educational workshops improved hospital cleaning workers' adherence to biosafety practices, like hand hygiene and protective equipment use.
Contribution
A practical educational intervention using active learning methods significantly increased biosafety adherence among low-education hospital cleaning workers.
Findings
Post-intervention, hand hygiene adherence increased from 41.7% to 75.0%.
Median biosafety score improved from 14 to 17 after the educational program.
Workers with low education levels showed significant behavior change through active learning methods.
Abstract
to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention with hospital cleaning and sanitizing workers in protecting against injuries caused by biological agents. this was a prospective, quasi-experimental, before-and-after study with a single group, analyzing workers’ behavior regarding adherence to standard precautions. Data was collected from 106 cleaning and sanitizing workers through a demographic and occupational questionnaire and a knowledge and behavioral survey on preventing diseases caused by biological agents. Participants’ behavior related to biosafety was observed before and after the educational intervention. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. 77.4% of the workers are female and approximately 42% have worked for up to a year. As for the level of education, 39.6% had completed high school and 29.2% had incomplete primary education. The median score for…
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TopicsInfection Control in Healthcare · Food Safety and Hygiene · Dental Research and COVID-19
