Higienización de las manos: el cotidiano del profesional de la salud en una unidad de internación pediátrica

Objective. To describe behaviors related to hand cleaning in health professionals who work in the pediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital. Methodology. Descriptive study, in which the studied population was the sanitary staff who worked in a pediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital, there were a total of 43 people. Information was collected through an observation process and a survey applied on hand washing techniques, at the beginning of the study and a month later of the first one. Results. In just 7% of the observations, participants washed their hands before developing the procedure; one out of two followed the steps described in the technique. The most frequent failure in hand washing was presented in the step of rubbing the right hand palm over the left had dorsum, crossing the fingers and vice versa (18%). Conclusion. Participants of the study didn’t have the habit to wash their hands according to the recommended technique. Data suggest the necessity to promote educational actions to change staff behaviors and attitudes towards the steps and techniques of hand washing before and after performing any procedure.

Demanda de consumos nocivos para la salud: Caso particular del consumo de tabaco en Canarias

[ES] En este artículo se presenta el análisis de la sensibilidad del sector de la población comprendido entre los 18 y 24 años frente a los cambios en el precio del tabaco. Así, el estudio que aquí se presenta pretende convertirse en una revisión teórica de la demanda de consumos nocivos para la salud con una aproximación empírica al consumo de tabaco por parte de los jóvenes de Canarias. Para realizar este análisis se utilizaron los datos de hábito tabáquico en adolescentes recogidos mediante una encuesta propia realizada sobre 1.600 adolescentes.