OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hand hygiene (HH) compliance and its influencing factors in order to improve the HH of healthcare workers (HCWs). METHODS: HH compliance of HCWs in randomly sampled departments in our hospital was observed and recorded single-blindly by specially-trained staffs using a uniform method. RESULTS: The total compliance rate of HH of HCWs was 30.2%, which varied among different departments and posts, and working areas. It was significantly higher in ward doctors than in outpatient physicians (P < 0.01). However, the compliance was not significantly different among nurses in different departments (P > 0.05). The compliance of HH of HCWs after surgical procedures (40.4%) was significantly higher than that before procedures (19.6%) (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The compliance of HH of HCWs remains low, which is somehow affected by factors such as departments, posts, and treatment modes.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hand hygiene (HH) compliance and its influencing factors in order to improve the HH of healthcare workers (HCWs). METHODS: HH compliance of HCWs in randomly sampled departments in our hospital was observed and recorded single-blindly by specially-trained staffs using a uniform method. RESULTS: The total compliance rate of HH of HCWs was 30.2%, which varied among different departments and posts, and working areas. It was significantly higher in ward doctors than in outpatient physicians (P < 0.01). However, the compliance was not significantly different among nurses in different departments (P > 0.05). The compliance of HH of HCWs after surgical procedures (40.4%) was significantly higher than that before procedures (19.6%) (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The compliance of HH of HCWs remains low, which is somehow affected by factors such as departments, posts, and treatment modes.
Authors: Li Shen; Xiaoqing Wang; Junming An; Jialu An; Ning Zhou; Lu Sun; Hong Chen; Lin Feng; Jing Han; Xiaorong Liu Journal: Antimicrob Resist Infect Control Date: 2017-09-20 Impact factor: 4.887
Authors: Kenneth I Onyedibe; Nathan Y Shehu; Daniela Pires; Samson E Isa; Mark O Okolo; Simji S Gomerep; Comfort Ibrahim; Sunday J Igbanugo; Rachel U Odesanya; Adebola Olayinka; Daniel Z Egah; Didier Pittet Journal: Antimicrob Resist Infect Control Date: 2020-02-11 Impact factor: 4.887