Hand hygiene practices among doctors in health facility in a semi-urban setting

Aliyu, Ibrahim; Lawal, Teslim O; Olawale, Wasiu; Monsudi, Kehinde Fasasi; Zubayr, Bashir Mariat

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“…This was higher than the studies carried out in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (64.2%) and Raichur, India (79%); however, it was slightly lower in comparison to a study carried out in Nigeria (86.7%). 1,11,12 More focus should be put in ensuring that all future and current health practitioners are given prior instructions because in order to practice safely, prior knowledge was absolutely necessary.…”

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“…11,18 On the other hand, a Nigerian study did not notice any gender disparity. 1 In order to improve this situation, certain measures should be taken. Firstly, an obligation should be made to incorporate hand hygiene under public health teaching as a separate entity into the undergraduate medical curriculum, not only in formal teaching but also clinical assessments.…”

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“…Health care workers' hygiene ultimately has a direct or indirect impact on a patient's outcome; therefore, poor hand hygiene may not only result in self-harm but also poses a threat on patients' health. 1 Health care worker's hands are the most frequent agents for the transmission of HCAI to and from patients and hospital environments. 2 According to Magill et al on any day approximately 1 in 25 admitted patients will acquire at least one health care associated infection.…”

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Insight into the knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene with alcohol based hand rubs in a public sector tertiary care hospital of a developing country

Balkhi

Nasir

Asghar

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Health care worker’s hands are mostly responsible for transmission of healthcare associated infections (HCAI). In such instances, alcohol based hand rubs have been endorsed by WHO as the gold standard for hand hygiene for visibly clean hands; whereas, for visibly dirty hands soap and water is recommended. In developing countries (like Pakistan), affected people frequently exceed 25%. However, limited infrastructure in these countries hinders the performance of hand hygiene, but the use of alcohol-based hand rubs in such adverse situations is a practical solution to these constraints.Methods: In January 2021, we initiated a 12 week cross-sectional study in a public sector tertiary care hospital of Karachi, Pakistan. All participants were given a self-designed questionnaire with a consent form thereby giving us permission to use the data. Data was analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS version 23).Results: 84.3% of the participants had received prior instructions on hand hygiene; however 71.7% respondents did not have access to alcohol based hand rubs. When questioned if they followed WHO’s five moments of hand hygiene, only 50.5% use alcohol based hand rubs before patient contact; 88.6% used it after patient contact; 83.2% after body fluid exposure risk; 77% before an aseptic task and 78.6% after contact with patient’s surroundings.Conclusions: There is a dire need for concerned authorities to enforce proper hand hygiene in public hospitals of developing countries in order to curb health care associated infections and prolonged hospital stays.

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Insight into the knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene with alcohol based hand rubs in a public sector tertiary care hospital of a developing country

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Nasir

Asghar

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…In spite of the availability of extensive guidelines by the World Health Organization (WHO), adherence to hand washing among healthcare workers is low, rarely exceeding 50%, and thus represents a critical issue in healthcare settings [ 9 , 10 ]. However higher compliance was reported among nurses [ 11 – 13 ] than amongst physicians [ 14 ]. Furthermore, the WHO developed five hand hygiene moments to reduce the risk of infection transmission among patients and health care workers [ 15 ].…”

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Assessment of Hand-Washing Knowledge and Practice among Nursing Undergraduates in Saudi Arabia

Syed,

A. Al-Rawi

2024

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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Purpose. The present study investigated the knowledge and practice of hand hygiene among entry-level nursing students at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Participants and Methods: A cross-sectional, institutional-based study was conducted among Saudi nursing students over a period of four months at the King Saud University College of Nursing, using a structured, self-administered questionnaire that assessed demographics, knowledge, and the practice of hand washing. Results. A response rate of 95% was obtained. Of the 304 respondents, 66.1% (n = 201) were males. The majority of the students (94.2%) agreed that direct or indirect contact was the most important route for the transmission of healthcare-associated infection. In addition, most of the students washed their hands after contact with body secretions (89.5%), while 83.2% of them washed their hands before and after contact with patients. Furthermore, 83.6% of them applied soap water during hand washing, while 59.9% of the students used an alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene. Our results found that female students reported higher mean knowledge score of 10.09 ± 1.27, compared to male students 9.63 ± 1.48, indicating a significant association between the mean knowledge score of hand washing and gender (p=0.004). Similarly, the mean practice score was higher among female students (5.00 ± 1.25), in comparison to male students 4.62 ± 1.46, with a significant association between gender and mean practice score (p=0.037). Conclusion. The findings of this study revealed that Saudi nursing students exhibit adequate knowledge and practice of hand washing. However, the current findings revealed variation in the knowledge and practice scores with respect to gender. The present results could support students and health care professionals in improving their hygienic practice, which may help to provide the optimum therapeutic benefits to patients.

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Predictors of pre-and post-care handwashing among community healthcare providers: a cross-sectional survey in Bangladeshi community clinics

Hsan

Mubarak

Rahman

et al. 2023

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

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Lack of proper handwashing by healthcare providers hands is the major vector for the spread of nosocomial pathogens in healthcare settings. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 128 community healthcare providers (CHCPs) in the Kurigram district of Bangladesh to investigate predictors of handwashing before and after clinical care encounters. Data were collected between November and December 2019 via a paper-and-pen based survey using a semi-structured questionnaire. CHCP's pre-care handwashing with soap/antiseptic hand cleaner was predicted by a higher level of education (COR = 7.16, 95% CI 2.39–21.40, p = 0.000 and COR = 9.58, 95% CI 3.28–27.92, p = 0.000, bachelors and masters, respectively), lengthier service (COR = 6.90, 95% CI 1.40–34.17, p = 0.015 and COR = 7.8, 95% CI 1.49–40.98, p = 0.015, 5–8 and >8 years, respectively), and presence of handwashing facility (COR = 4.48, 95% CI 1.34–14.95, p = 0.015). However, post-care handwashing was also associated with a higher level of education (COR = 13.36, 95% CI 1.54–115.63, p = 0.019, masters) and availability of soap (COR = 17.73, 95% CI 5.03–59.73, p = 0.000), as well as by male sex (COR = 3.14, 95% CI 1.01–9.79, p = 0.049). Implementation of an effective training program on hand hygiene in consort with improved access to handwashing stations and adequate supply of soap or antiseptic hand cleaner is required to improve both pre-and post-care clinical encounter handwashing practices among CHCPs.

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Hand hygiene practices among doctors in health facility in a semi-urban setting

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Insight into the knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene with alcohol based hand rubs in a public sector tertiary care hospital of a developing country

Insight into the knowledge, attitude and practices of hand hygiene with alcohol based hand rubs in a public sector tertiary care hospital of a developing country

Assessment of Hand-Washing Knowledge and Practice among Nursing Undergraduates in Saudi Arabia

Predictors of pre-and post-care handwashing among community healthcare providers: a cross-sectional survey in Bangladeshi community clinics

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