Hand hygiene implementation: an easy step to improve public health
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An educational intervention to improve hand hygiene compliance in Vietnam
BACKGROUND Hand hygiene compliance is the basis of infection control programs. In developing countries models to improve hand hygiene compliance to reduce healthcare acquired infections are required. The aim of this study was to determine hand hygiene compliance following an educational program in an obstetric and gynecological hospital in Vietnam. METHODS Health care workers from neonatal in...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infection Control
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1996-9783
DOI: 10.3396/ijic.v16i3.015.20