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http://dx.doi.org/10.14400/JDC.2019.17.12.375

Perception, Attitude, Performance on the Hand Washing by Dental Hygienist  

Han, Ok-Seong (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Seoyeong University)
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Journal of Digital Convergence / v.17, no.12, 2019 , pp. 375-382 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine perception, attitude, performance on the hand washing by dental hygienist. A self-reported questionnaire was surveyed by 165 dental hygienist in G area. The data were analyzed for frequency analysis, average, standard deviation, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, pearson's correlation coefficient by using SPSS 21.0 program. The perception on the hand washing, age and work place, career, Number of hand washing, Frequency of hand washing education were higher significantly. The attitude, performance on the hand washing by dental hygienist, age, career, work place were higher significantly. There were positive correlations among the perception, attitude, performance of dental hygienists on the hand washing by dental hygienist. The result of this study indicates a necessity for developing education programs consistently to improve perception, attitude, performance of hand washing by dental hygienist.
Keywords
Dental Hygienist; Hand Washing; Perception; Attitude; Performance;
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