Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Study on Hand Hygiene Among Imam Hossein Hospital’s Residents in 2013
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Study on Hand Hygiene Among Imam Hossein Hospital’s Residents in 2013
BACKGROUND Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important infection control measures for preventing health care-associated infections. Although the techniques involved in hand hygiene are simple, compliance with hand hygiene recommendations is poor worldwide. OBJECTIVES We sought to perform a knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) study on hand hygiene among medical residents at Imam...
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conclusions concerning hand hygiene, the residents had moderate knowledge but overall poor attitudes and practices. the present study underscores the need for further improvement in the existing training programs to address the gaps in kap regarding hand hygiene. patients and methods this cross-sectional kap study was conducted among medical residents in imam hossein hospital, iran, 2013. all m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2074-1804,2074-1812
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.19606