“WHO” cares about hand hygiene: A cross sectional study
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Hand hygiene is single, most cost-effective measure to reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections. Awareness about Hand Hygiene is variable. WHO guidelines (2009) mention ‘The Five moments, precautions, methodology of Hand Hygiene with soap water and alcohol based hand rub’. We conducted this study to check the awareness about hand hygiene in Healthcare workers (HCW). Aim: To evaluate the awareness about WHO Hand Hygiene guidelines amongst Health Care Workers caring for Neonates at Tertiary Care Hospital. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study with qualitative interpretative design was conducted in January 1 to February 15, 2015. Subjects included HCW caring for newborns including Doctors, Nurses and ancillary staff. All HCW were assessed using a questionnaire based on WHO guidelines (2009) and interviewed during Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Data was collected and analyzed. Results: 172HCW including Doctors (37.7%), Nurses (41.2%) and Ancillary staff (20.9%) participated. All five moments of hand hygiene were enumerated by 9/172.All precautions for hand hygiene were enumerated by 5/172. All six steps of hand wash were performed by 34.8%. Conclusion: Awareness regarding hand hygiene is very low and needs to be reinforced amongst the HCW.
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Joshi Amol, Londhe Atul, Chikhlonde Rakesh, Deshmukh Laxmikant
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