Rutvi Shah1, Dipen V Patel, Kushal Shah, Ajay Phatak, Somashekhar Nimbalkar. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College; and #Central Research Services, Charutar Arogya Mandal; Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India. Correspondence to: Prof Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Department of Pediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat 388 325, India. somu_somu@yahoo.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To audit hand-washing practices by video-surveillance. METHODS: Six main steps (step 2 to step 7) of World Health Organizations hand hygiene technique with soap and water were used for evaluation. Handwashing was categorized as excellent, acceptable and unacceptable. RESULTS: Of 1081 recordings, 403 (37.3%) were excellent, 521 (48.2%) were acceptable and 157 (14.5%) were unacceptable handwash. Unacceptable handwashing was more prevalent in the night in comparison to daytime (17.5% vs 12.5%). Thirteen people washed their face after washing their hands. CONCLUSIONS: Innovative interventions are required to improve handwashing during night shifts.
OBJECTIVE: To audit hand-washing practices by video-surveillance. METHODS: Six main steps (step 2 to step 7) of World Health Organizations hand hygiene technique with soap and water were used for evaluation. Handwashing was categorized as excellent, acceptable and unacceptable. RESULTS: Of 1081 recordings, 403 (37.3%) were excellent, 521 (48.2%) were acceptable and 157 (14.5%) were unacceptable handwash. Unacceptable handwashing was more prevalent in the night in comparison to daytime (17.5% vs 12.5%). Thirteen people washed their face after washing their hands. CONCLUSIONS: Innovative interventions are required to improve handwashing during night shifts.
Authors: Qian Xu; Yang Liu; Darius Cepulis; Ann Jerde; Rachel A Sheppard; Kaitlin Tretter; Leah Oppy; Gina Stevenson; Sarah Bishop; Sean P Clifford; Peng Liu; Maiying Kong; Jiapeng Huang Journal: Am J Infect Control Date: 2021-05-28 Impact factor: 2.918
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