Determination of attitudes of healthcare personnel working in surgical services towards the use of gloves

Aims: This study aimed to determine the attitudes of healthcare personnel working in surgical services towards the use of gloves and whether these attitudes differ according to sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: This was a descriptive study conducted on healthcare personnel working in the surgical services of a training and research hospital. The ‘’Attitude Scale for the Use of Gloves-ASUG’’ was used to collect data. Results: A total of 347 healthcare personnel participated in the study. Of the participants, 56.2% were female, 61.7% were married, 43.8% were under the age of 30, 66.9% were university graduates, 42.9% were nurses, and 44.7% had professional experience of over 11 years. Mean ASUG score was 44.55 ± 5.59. We detected significant differences in glove use according to participants’ gender, education level and occupation (p