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. 2019 Sep;31(3):207–211. doi: 10.5455/msm.2019.31.207-211

Table 3. Results of questions from; 16-19 percent (%) and frequency (F).

Nr. Nursing knowledge on personal hygiene measures, (hand washing), in preventing hospital infections I completely agree I agree in part I do not know I do not agree in part I completely disagree
% F % F % F % F % F
16 Hand washing by health personnel is not the most effective method for preventing hospital infections. 30% 12 20% 8 5% 2 12% 5 33% 13
17 Washing hands with warm water removes all the microorganisms from the surface of cleaned hands. 10% 4 15% 6 5% 2 30% 12 40% 16
18 Hand washing is not necessary before any nursing interventions. 10% 4 2% 1 7% 3 18% 7 63% 25
19 To prevent the spread of intrahospital, infections through hands, I usually clean my hands for at least 10 sec. 43% 17 10% 4 7% 3 10% 4 30% 12