KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT TYPES OF GLOVES USED IN DENTISTRY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS IN CHENNAI- A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY

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  • Kritheka CK, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka

Abstract

Background: Dental gloves are used to protect dental care workers from infection when they come into contact with mucous membranes, blood, or saliva. They also protect against clinicians infecting patients with pathogens.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess dental student awareness about the proper use of gloves to prevent infectious diseases, examine their practise, and look up for any correlations between knowledge and awareness.

Methods: The investigation was carried out with the students of saveetha dental college. Data was collected from the 100 dental students and it was circulated through google forms . The survey retained questions concerning the respondents background characteristics such a respondents age, gender, and the year of study.the data were analysed using spss version 23

Result: In this present study , first year undergraduates are more aware of how long a single pair of gloves can be used for the treatment in patients than second , third and fourth year students. According to this study 47 %  of the 1st year students are more  aware that a single pair of gloves can only be used once with one patient. The Pearson chi square test used to determine the relationship between year of students and then number of respondents who were aware of how long a single pair of gloves can be used and the p value is 0.03 , (p<0.05) hence it is statistically significant. 

Conclusion: Undergraduates' preclinical knowledge and awareness about the proper use of gloves to prevent infectious disease was inconsistent. More theoretical and practical instruction on this barrier control effectiveness of various glove types should be included in the undergraduate curriculum.

 

Published

2021-08-10

How to Cite

Kritheka CK, Dhanraj M. Ganapathy, L. Keerthi Sasanka. (2021). KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ABOUT TYPES OF GLOVES USED IN DENTISTRY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS IN CHENNAI- A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY. Drugs and Cell Therapies in Hematology, 10(3), 2608–2620. Retrieved from http://dcth.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1167

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