The Impact of Hygieııe Training Programme on Hygiene Knowledge Attitııdes and Behaviours

Abstract

This study was carried out to evalııate the results o f the hygiene training programme on the hygiene kno\vledge and behaviours o f the personııel \vorking in the kitclıeııs o f Bilkent University and Giilhane Military Medıcal A cademy and Medical School. The study also aimed to det er mine the effectiveness o f a hygiene training program package. Hygiene knowledge o f the subjects was evaluated by a test before and a f ter the training. The evalııation was repeated a f ter nvo months o f the training. Test results were 10.971, 17.286 and 17.286 poitıts respectivelly. The dijference betvveen pre and post test w er e stastistically significant. This dijference shows the effectiveness was permanent fo r 2 months after the training. The impact o f training programme on the behaviour were also considerable. Many positive behaviours were observed after the traııing but sonıe were not stastistically significant.