Title: Evaluation the Role of Mobile Phone in Microbial Transmission to Nurses` Hands in Hospital Critical areas
Authors: Dr Khadega Ahmed El-Hefnawy, Hala Ibrahim Zaiton (PhD)
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i3.24
Abstract
Background: The use of cell phones often occurs in hospitals, by patients, visitors and health care workers, and this is one environment where hospital-associated infection is most prevalent.
Aim: this study was carried out to evaluate the role of mobile phone in microbial transmission to nurses` hands in hospital critical areas.
Subjects and Method: Research Design: A descriptive comparative design was used.
Setting: Critical areas at Al-Ansar and Ohud hospitals at AL-Madinah Almunawra
Subjects: The study was conducted on The study comprised a systematic random sample of 120 nurses who use mobile phones and divided to main two groups. The first group:- composed of 60 nurses who worked in Intensive. The second group:- composed of 60 nurses who worked in Emergency Department.
Tools of data collection: that have been used for collecting the data were structured interviewing questionnaire and swaps analysis from both nurse`s hands and their mobile phone..
Results: revealed that the age ranged from 26 to 31 years old for two group respectively. 77 % of the two groups respectively were female. That nurses’ knowledge regarding the role of mobile in microbial transmission to their hands were 54% of the samples had CoNS. Followed by S. Aureus with 16% at ICU
Conclusions: majority of nurse's relatives used mobile outside the hospital about smart phone and its role in the transmission of infection among nurses. the majority of nurses didn’t disinfect their mobile phone during the work time less than half of both studied nurses had good knowledge about mobile phone and its role in the transmission of microorganisms and source of information.
Recommendations: Identifying efficient and effective disinfection methods related to smart phone bacterial transmission may reduce the spread of infection
Keywords: Smartphone, Nosocomial Infection, Bacterial Contamination.
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