The Status of Environmental Hygiene Indexes in Sabzevar Educational Hospitals: 2014

Background and Aims: Paying attention to the environmental health indicators play an important role in reducing the hospital infections. Considering the importance of environmental health indicators in the hospital and its role in reducing hospital infections, this study aimed to check the status of environmental hygiene indexes in Sabzevar educational hospitals in 2014. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional ? descriptive study was conducted on three educational hospitals of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in 2014. Data were collected using the checklist of National Program of Public Hospitals Accreditation (the hygiene and cleanliness segment) and through interview and observation. The checklist included 68 questions which evaluate the hospital from 7 different aspects. Data were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics and SPSS software (version 20). Results: The results showed that among the different aspects of hygienic and cleanness situation of hospitals ,supplies and equipment, Work hygiene(80.6) and Hygiene and infection control(28.5)of the hospital had respectively the largest and lowes difference percentage with their highest standard level. The mean scores obtained from these three hospitals were 8.6 ± 681.6 total number of 780points. Conclusion: Due to the privileges of this study, the hygiene of all three studied hospitals was evaluated as weak considering the environmental standards of? hygiene and were far from the optimal level. Therefore, more attempts should be made to improve environmental health in these hospitals.