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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 Ken, Lam, Thian Yin, Mohanavel, Langkeas, Ghani, Jeffrie A., Anuar, Afieq S. K., Lee, Choon Jiat, Loo, Qing Yuan, Heng, Wei Yang, Lai, Pauline Siew Mei, Koh, Kwee C., Loh, Huai H., Kori, Najma, Sulaiman, Helmi
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Published:	Mosby-Elsevier 2024
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/44190/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.022
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spelling	my.um.eprints.441902024-06-20T00:22:13Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/44190/ Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study Chan, Chee Ken Lam, Thian Yin Mohanavel, Langkeas Ghani, Jeffrie A. Anuar, Afieq S. K. Lee, Choon Jiat Loo, Qing Yuan Heng, Wei Yang Lai, Pauline Siew Mei Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Kori, Najma Sulaiman, Helmi R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive 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. (c) 2023 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Mosby-Elsevier 2024-01 Article PeerReviewed Chan, Chee Ken and Lam, Thian Yin and Mohanavel, Langkeas and Ghani, Jeffrie A. and Anuar, Afieq S. K. and Lee, Choon Jiat and Loo, Qing Yuan and Heng, Wei Yang and Lai, Pauline Siew Mei and Koh, Kwee C. and Loh, Huai H. and Kori, Najma and Sulaiman, Helmi (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 0196-6553, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.022 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2023.06.022>. 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) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Chan, Chee Ken Lam, Thian Yin Mohanavel, Langkeas Ghani, Jeffrie A. Anuar, Afieq S. K. Lee, Choon Jiat Loo, Qing Yuan Heng, Wei Yang Lai, Pauline Siew Mei Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Kori, Najma Sulaiman, Helmi 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. (c) 2023 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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author	Chan, Chee Ken Lam, Thian Yin Mohanavel, Langkeas Ghani, Jeffrie A. Anuar, Afieq S. K. Lee, Choon Jiat Loo, Qing Yuan Heng, Wei Yang Lai, Pauline Siew Mei Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Kori, Najma Sulaiman, Helmi
author_facet	Chan, Chee Ken Lam, Thian Yin Mohanavel, Langkeas Ghani, Jeffrie A. Anuar, Afieq S. K. Lee, Choon Jiat Loo, Qing Yuan Heng, Wei Yang Lai, Pauline Siew Mei Koh, Kwee C. Loh, Huai H. Kori, Najma Sulaiman, Helmi
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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	Mosby-Elsevier
publishDate	2024
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/44190/ 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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