Determination of Attitudes of Healthcare Personnel Working in Surgical Services Towards the Use of Gloves

Abstract

Aims: This study aimed to determine the attitudes of healthcare personnelworking in surgical services towards the use of gloves and whetherthese attitudes differ according to sociodemographic characteristics.Methods: This was a descriptive study conducted on healthcare personnelworking in the surgical services of a training and research hospital. The‘’Attitude Scale for the Use of Gloves-ASUG’’ was used to collect data.Results: A total of 347 healthcare personnel participated in the study. Of the participants,56.2% were female, 61.7% were married, 43.8% were under the age of 30, 66.9% wereuniversity graduates, 42.9% were nurses, and 44.7% had professional experience ofover 11 years. Mean ASUG score was 44.55 ± 5.59. We detected significant differencesin glove use according to participants’ gender, education level and occupation (p<0.05).Conclusions: Attitudes of healthcare personnel towards the use of gloves were foundpositive in this study. Training on the use of gloves should be prioritized for healthcarepersonnel, especially for the health technicians and fellows.