Hand Hygiene Awareness Among Childcare Providers

Effect of involuntary motivational factors on hand hygiene by health care providers

Background and Purpose: Hand hygiene is a low-cost، convenient measure recommended to all health care providers to prevent nosocomial infections. Health care staff commonly neglect the importance of hand washing at workplace. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of involuntary motivational factors on hand hygiene compliance byhealth care providers. Methods: This descriptive analytical stu...

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...

Hand hygiene compliance rate among healthcare professionals.

OBJECTIVE To motivate healthcare professionals, with a focus on improving hand hygiene compliance. METHODS An observational, prospective, longitudinal study was conducted on the evaluation of hand hygiene compliance at Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from May 2009 to May 2010. Four components to improve hand hygiene compliance were implied; daily audit, monthly staff ed...

Assessment of hand hygiene compliance after hand hygiene education among health care workers in Cambodia

Health care-associated infection (HCAI) is the most frequent adverse event for hospitalized patients. Hand hygiene is a simple and effective solution to protect patients from HCAI. This study aimed to introduce hand hygiene to health care workers based on the World Health Organization guideline for reducing HCAI in Cambodia and to assess their behavioral patterns on hand hygiene. All health car...

Grandmothers as Childcare Providers in Brazil*