A Study on Hand Contamination and Hand Washing Practices among Medical Students
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Hand Hygiene Practices among Medical Students
Background. Hand hygiene is a cost-effective method in preventing infection transmission. Hand hygiene practices have been found to be faulty in most healthcare settings. We conducted a study to evaluate the awareness, and compliance of hand hygiene among undergraduate medical students during their clinical phase in Qassim College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia. Methods. A questionnaire based on Wor...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-8008
DOI: 10.5402/2012/251483