A cross sectional study on the cross contamination through white coats

Abstract

White coats are known to be potential transmitting agents of microorganisms including multi-drugs resistant organisms. Most studies that advocate this viewpoint analyzed cross sectional based on results taken from the white coats in the hospitals. Far less is known about the acknowledgement of the community regarding this issue and the effect on their thoughts of handling it. This study is conducted mainly to find out the public’s awareness on the cross contamination through white coats. Furthermore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the sociodemographic factors (age, gender, ethnicity, education levels etc.) with the awareness status regarding cross contamination of the white coats among public respondents. Other than that, this study helps in determining the best way to reduce cross contamination through white coats. This information may be useful to Public Health Malaysia.