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Objective: To verify aspects related to the perception of healthcare workers regarding hand hygiene. Methods:
Cross-sectional study in a emergency care unit at a university hospital in Belo Horizonte. A structured
questionnaire was applied to nursing and medical staff. The statistic program SPSS was used, descriptive and
univariate analysis were made. Results: Healthcare workers attributed as high the impact of infections on
clinical evolution of patients and the effectiveness of hand hygiene in controlling those infections. The rate for
self-reported compliance to hand hygiene was 76.0% for the nursing staff and 72.5% for medical staff, but lower
than 60.0% for coworkers. Conclusions: Healthcare workers perceive hand hygiene as an effective measure to
control infection and recognize that compliance rates of hand hygiene among health teams in general are low.

Objetivou-se com este trabalho avaliar o conhecimento e as atitudes de militares do Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Belo Horizonte-MG acerca da adesão às recomendações de biossegurança. Trata-se de estudo transversal realizado no período de janeiro a fevereiro de 2011. Utilizou-se um questionário estruturado composto de perguntas sobre conhecimentos e atitudes relativos à biossegurança e fatores dificultadores do uso de equipamentos de proteção individual. Evidenciou-se conhecimento adequado dos profissionais sobre higienização das mãos (90,4%) e precauções padrão (89%); hábito de sempre usar luvas (95,7%); desconhecimento da ação do álcool a 70% (77,5%) e citação do capote como o equipamento de proteção individual mais difícil de ser utilizado. Entretanto, a maioria desconhecia a condição sorológica para hepatite B (25%). Conhecimentos e atitudes mostraram-se condizentes com as recomendações de biossegurança, mas há necessidade de enfatizar a importância de realizar o esquema vacinal para hepatite B. ; Se objetivó evaluar conocimientos y aptitudes de militares del Cuerpo Militar de Bomberos de Belo Horizonte-MG respecto de su adhesión a las recomendaciones de bioseguridad. Se realizó estudio transversal entre enero y febrero de 2012. Se utilizó cuestionario estructurado compuesto por preguntas sobre conocimientos y aptitudes relativas a bioseguridad y factores diversos del uso de equipamientos de protección individual. Se evidenció conocimiento adecuado de los profesionales sobre higienización de manos (90,4%) y precauciones estándar (89%), la costumbre de utilizar guantes habitualmente (95,7%); desconocimiento de la acción del alcohol al 70% (77,5%) y citación del capote como el equipo de protección individual más difícil de utilizar. Mientras tanto, la mayoría desconocía la condición serológica para hepatitis B (25%). Tanto conocimientos como aptitudes mostraron condecirse con las recomendaciones de bioseguridad, aunque existe la necesidad de enfatizar la importancia de realizar un esquema de vacunación contra la hepatitis B. ; This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes concerning adherence to biosafety recommendations of the military personnel of Belo Horizonte's Military Fire Brigade in Minas Gerais . A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to February 2011. A structured questionnaire was used, consisting of questions regarding knowledge and attitudes related to biosafety and the factors hindering the use of personal protective equipment. The results showed that the personnel had adequate knowledge of hand hygiene (90.4%) and standard precautions (89%), such as the habit of always wearing gloves (95.7%), but lacked knowledge about the antiseptic activity of 70% alcohol (77.5%). The cloak was mentioned as the piece of personal protective equipment that was most difficult to use. However, most of the personnel were unaware of their serological status for hepatitis B (25%). Their knowledge and attitudes were consistent with the biosafety recommendations, but the importance of hepatitis B immunization must be emphasized.