Objectives: To evaluate the knowledge attitude and practices of dental assistants regarding hand hygiene cross infection control in public private institutes. Methods: Survey was carried out on 240 subjects working five two institutes using online questionnaires developed by authors, distributed via E-mail WhatsApp. The target population were hygienists. included a confidentiality consent state...

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 study ...

BACKGROUND Alcohol-based hand rubs are used worldwide to prevent transmission of nosocomial pathogens. OBJECTIVES To investigate skin irritation caused by alcohols alone and in combination with detergent washing. METHODS Single and repetitive patch testing with 60-100% alcohols [ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol (synonyms: isopropyl alcohol, isopropanol)], a positive control [0.5% sodium laur...

BACKGROUND Hand eczema is common in the general population and affects women twice as often as men. It is also the most frequent occupational skin disease. The economic consequences are considerable for society and for the affected individuals. METHODS To investigate the prevalence and incidence of hand eczema and to evaluate risk factors for development of hand eczema in young adults. Subjec...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hands of ready-to-eat food service employees have been shown to be vectors in the spread of foodborne disease, mainly because of poor personal hygiene and accounting for approximately 97% of food borne illnesses in food service establishments and homes. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of hand washing practices and sanitation before commencing work among food...

BACKGROUND It has been realised that there is need to have medical training closer to communities where the majority of the population lives in order to orient the trainees' attitudes towards future practice in such communities. Although community based education (CBE) has increasingly been integrated into health professions curricula since the 1990s, the contribution students make to service d...