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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study

Background Recent studies found white coats to be reservoirs for bacteria and medical students did not conform to proper hygiene measures when using these white coats. We investigated the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of medical students toward white coat use in clinical settings (LAUNDER...

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Main Authors:	Chan, Chee K., Lam, Thian Y., Langkeas, Mohanavel, Jeffrie, A. Ghani, Afieq, S.K. Anuar, Lee, Choon J., Loo, Qing Y., Heng, Wei Y., Lai, Pauline S.M. *, Koh, Kwee C., Loh, Huai H., Najma, Kori, Helmi, Sulaiman
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Published:	Elsevier 2024
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine
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spelling	my.sunway.eprints.26372024-05-20T06:47:13Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2637/ Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study Chan, Chee K. Lam, Thian Y. Langkeas, Mohanavel Jeffrie, A. Ghani Afieq, S.K. Anuar Lee, Choon J. Loo, Qing Y. Heng, Wei Y. Lai, Pauline S.M. * Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Najma, Kori Helmi, Sulaiman R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Background Recent studies found white coats to be reservoirs for bacteria and medical students did not conform to proper hygiene measures when using these white coats. We investigated the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of medical students toward white coat use in clinical settings (LAUNDERKAP). Methods A validated, online-based survey was disseminated to 670 students from four Malaysian medical schools via random sampling. Scores were classified into good, moderate, or poor knowledge and practice, and positive, neutral, or negative attitude. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze the relationship between demographic variables and knowledge, attitude, and practice scores. Results A total of 492/670 students responded (response rate: 73.4%). A majority showed negative attitudes (n = 246, 50%), poor knowledge (n = 294, 59.8%), and moderate practice (n = 239, 48.6%). Senior and clinical year students had more negative attitudes. Male students had higher knowledge, while students from private medical schools and preclinical years had better practice. There was a significant relationship between attitude and practice (r = 0.224, P < .01), as well as knowledge and practice (r = 0.111, P < .05). Conclusions The results demonstrate the need for more education to improve medical students’ infection control practices. Our results can also guide decision-making among administrators on the role of white coats as part of medical student attire. Elsevier 2024 Article PeerReviewed Chan, Chee K. and Lam, Thian Y. and Langkeas, Mohanavel and Jeffrie, A. Ghani and Afieq, S.K. Anuar and Lee, Choon J. and Loo, Qing Y. and Heng, Wei Y. and Lai, Pauline S.M. * and Koh, Kwee C. and Loh, Huai H. and Najma, Kori and Helmi, Sulaiman (2024) Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study. American Journal of Infection Control, 52 (1). pp. 35-40. ISSN 1527-3296 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.022 10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.022
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Chan, Chee K. Lam, Thian Y. Langkeas, Mohanavel Jeffrie, A. Ghani Afieq, S.K. Anuar Lee, Choon J. Loo, Qing Y. Heng, Wei Y. Lai, Pauline S.M. * Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Najma, Kori Helmi, Sulaiman Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study
description	Background Recent studies found white coats to be reservoirs for bacteria and medical students did not conform to proper hygiene measures when using these white coats. We investigated the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of medical students toward white coat use in clinical settings (LAUNDERKAP). Methods A validated, online-based survey was disseminated to 670 students from four Malaysian medical schools via random sampling. Scores were classified into good, moderate, or poor knowledge and practice, and positive, neutral, or negative attitude. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze the relationship between demographic variables and knowledge, attitude, and practice scores. Results A total of 492/670 students responded (response rate: 73.4%). A majority showed negative attitudes (n = 246, 50%), poor knowledge (n = 294, 59.8%), and moderate practice (n = 239, 48.6%). Senior and clinical year students had more negative attitudes. Male students had higher knowledge, while students from private medical schools and preclinical years had better practice. There was a significant relationship between attitude and practice (r = 0.224, P < .01), as well as knowledge and practice (r = 0.111, P < .05). Conclusions The results demonstrate the need for more education to improve medical students’ infection control practices. Our results can also guide decision-making among administrators on the role of white coats as part of medical student attire.
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author	Chan, Chee K. Lam, Thian Y. Langkeas, Mohanavel Jeffrie, A. Ghani Afieq, S.K. Anuar Lee, Choon J. Loo, Qing Y. Heng, Wei Y. Lai, Pauline S.M. * Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Najma, Kori Helmi, Sulaiman
author_facet	Chan, Chee K. Lam, Thian Y. Langkeas, Mohanavel Jeffrie, A. Ghani Afieq, S.K. Anuar Lee, Choon J. Loo, Qing Y. Heng, Wei Y. Lai, Pauline S.M. * Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Najma, Kori Helmi, Sulaiman
author_sort	Chan, Chee K.
title	Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study
title_short	Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study
title_full	Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study
title_sort	knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (launderkap): a cross-sectional study
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2024
url	http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2637/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.022
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study

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