Effect of behaviour change-intervention on hand washing practices and knowledge about hand washing among school students, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, India, 2014-2015

The effect of Ebola Virus Disease outbreak on hand washing among secondary school students in Ondo State Nigeria, October, 2014

INTRODUCTION Hand washing with soap and water is one of the cheapest, most effective ways of limiting the spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Despite its importance the prevalence of hand washing was low before the EVD outbreak in Nigeria. This study aimed at determining the factors associated with improved hand washing practices following the EVD outbreak. METHODS A descriptive cross sectio...

Hand-washing practices of facial plastic surgeons.

OBJECTIVES (1) To define and characterize knowledge of effective hand hygiene and its scientific basis among practicing facial plastic surgeons; (2) to review the existing literature of, basis for, and guidelines on hand washing in clinical practice; and (3) to motivate and facilitate optimum hand hygiene among facial plastic surgeons. METHODS National Web-based physician survey and literatur...

Hand Washing Practices Among Emergency Medical Services Providers

INTRODUCTION Hand hygiene is an important component of infection control efforts. Our primary and secondary goals were to determine the reported rates of hand washing and stethoscope cleaning in emergency medical services (EMS) workers, respectively. METHODS We designed a survey about hand hygiene practices. The survey was distributed to various national EMS organizations through e-mail. Desc...

Hand Washing Resources

1. Anonymous, Towels beat hot air driers hands down. Associated Press Newswire, 1993(July). Handwashing Michaels. Reports on a study done by the University of Westminster and financed by the Association of Soft Tissue Paper Manufacturers finding that hot air dryers increased bacteria on hands more than 500%. 2. Anonymous, Alcohol for hand hygiene: New comparative studies add to the evidence bas...

Impact of hand washing on bacteraemia rates.