2021
DOI: 10.24141/1/7/1/6
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Compliance with Hand Hygiene Among Healthcare Workers in Preventing Healthcare Associated Infections

Abstract: Introduction: Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) represent a major public health issue. In Europe, 37 000 patients are affected annually by some sort of HCAI. HCAIs are preventable, and hand hygiene is an important measure in their prevention. During daily clinical practice, hands of healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed to surfaces, various substances and objects; therefore, proper hand hygiene is the first step in preventing microorganism transmission. Aim: To determine the HCWs hand hygiene compli… Show more

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“…Infection rates in emerging economies are three to twenty times higher than in high-income countries. While hand hygiene (HH) is one of the essential procedures for preventing HAIs, compliance remains a critical problem in many hospitals across the globe [ 4 6 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Infection rates in emerging economies are three to twenty times higher than in high-income countries. While hand hygiene (HH) is one of the essential procedures for preventing HAIs, compliance remains a critical problem in many hospitals across the globe [ 4 6 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The WHO hand hygiene programme has been found to effectively promote hand hygiene compliance [ 8 , 9 ]. Hand hygiene performance, perceptions, and knowledge must all be monitored as part of phase three of the WHO Guidelines’ HH Multimodal Improvement Strategy [ 10 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Available evidence highlights the fact that multimodal intervention strategies lead to improved hand hygiene and a reduction in HCAI. 6 Microbes may still occur under fingernails when hands are washed. Higher microorganism populations (2 to 3 log CFU / fingernail) 10 happen commonly under the nails and are often harder to remove than at other hand places.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%