Hand hygiene adherence in relation to influenza season during 6 consecutive years

Fulchini, Rosamaria; Köhler, Philipp; Kahlert, Christian; Albrich, Werner C.; Kuhn, Rolf; Hoffmann, Matthias; Schlegel, Matthias

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.04.203

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“…Thus, Labarca et al reported that HCW hand hygiene adherence was considerably higher during the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009 (62%) than in the preceding years (48%), but that it declined to 35% in the following year 8 . Fulcini et al recorded an increase in the use of alcohol-based hand rub during the H1N1 pandemic, although hand hygiene compliance did not increase significantly compared with the period leading up to the pandemic 9 .…”

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Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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American Journal of Infection Control

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Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Glassou

Ellermann-Eriksen

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American Journal of Infection Control

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“…Several other studies have shown similar results. A study found that there is -higher awareness of hand hygiene during influenza seasons‖ and -influenza season is an independent predictor of increased hand hygiene adherence‖ among healthcare workers (21). Another study shown that hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers significantly higher during the H1N1 pandemic influenza in 2009 but a year later compliance levels were lower than previous years (22).…”

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Does COVID-19 pandemic change hand hygiene compliance among the medical students and residents? A comparative study from a university hospital

2022

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Aim: We aimed to find out if there is statistically significant difference in self-reported hand hygiene compliance among Year-5 medical students, Year-6 medical students, and residents in Gazi University Faculty of Medicine between right before and after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Turkiye. Materials and Methods: Two cross-sectional surveys were carried out to reveal self-reported hand hygiene compliance among participants right before and after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Turkiye. Participants were Year-5 and Year-6 medical students and residents in Gazi University Faculty of Medicine. Convenience sampling was used. There were 833 participants in total. The survey form consists of 10 items that were constituted by examining World Health Organization guidelines on hand hygiene. The compliance scores before and after the first confirmed case were compared by performing T-Test. Results: Out of 10 items, there was significant difference in Year-5 medical students’, Year-6 medical students’ and residents’ self-reported hand hygiene compliance scores between before and after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in 6 items, 10 items, and 8 items, respectively (p

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“…Despite finding an adequate level of knowledge and skills, there are also some deficiencies in terms of basic prevention measures, such as hand hygiene, which is widely known as a very effective prevention measure for respiratory infections (10)(11)(12). It seems to be an important but endless task in infection control and prevention.…”

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Citywide preparedness for a pandemic: A crosssectional survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about respiratory infection prevention in Bogotá, Colombia

2020

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Introduction: Healthcare personnel plays an important role in the prevention of acute respiratory infections in hospital settings.Objective: Our aim was to establish the level of knowledge about respiratory virus infections and the attitudes and practices among healthcare workers, leaders of infection control committees in hospitals of Bogotá, Colombia.Materials and methods: We used a self-administered questionnaire of 28 items during the monthly meeting sponsored by the local health authority. “Yes or no” and “true or false” questions were applied to measure knowledge. Attitudes and practices were measured with a Likert-type scale according to the agreement degree.Results: We surveyed 70 healthcare workers. Respondents demonstrated a good level of knowledge as 80% of them answered correctly more than five questions. A total of 54.4% showed a low degree of agreement when asked if their institutions have the policy to stay home when they are sick with respiratory symptoms and 67.1% never or rarely remain at home under such conditions.Conclusion: Healthcare worker leaders of infection control committees in Bogotá’s hospitals have adequate knowledge about the prevention of seasonal respiratory viruses. There is a need for implementing urgent sick leave policies as a measure to prevent the spread of potential coronavirus infections in hospitals.

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Hand hygiene adherence in relation to influenza season during 6 consecutive years

Cited by 6 publications

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Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Does COVID-19 pandemic change hand hygiene compliance among the medical students and residents? A comparative study from a university hospital

Citywide preparedness for a pandemic: A crosssectional survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about respiratory infection prevention in Bogotá, Colombia

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