A systematic review on the effectiveness of interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance of nurses in the hospital setting

OD RN, D Jones, M Martello, A Biron… - Journal of Nursing …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of the present systematic review is to identify the interventions that
improve hand hygiene compliance (HHC) specifically among nurses. Methods A systematic …

Hand hygiene compliance in intensive care units: An observational study

M Hoffmann, G Sendlhofer, V Gombotz… - … Journal of Nursing …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Health care–associated infections along with antibiotic resistance are a leading risk for
patient safety in intensive care units. Hygienic hand disinfection is still regarded as the most …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of hand hygiene behavior among Indian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PV Hareesh, E Rajkumar, A Gopi, NV Sri Lakshmi K… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Despite a global call to action, many deaths occur yearly in developing nations from
contagious diseases due to poor sanitation and hygiene. Although hand hygiene (HH) …

Hand hygiene knowledge and practices among healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital, south west, Nigeria

TA Ekwere, IP Okafor - International Journal of Infection Control, 2013 - ijic.info
Proper hand hygiene is an important means of preventing nosocomial infections. This study
aimed to assess knowledge, attitude and hand hygiene practices among healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding hand hygiene behaviour in the intensive care unit to inform interventions: an interview study

K Lambe, S Lydon, C Madden, J McSharry… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Improving hand hygiene (HH) compliance is one of the most important, but
elusive, goals of infection control. The purpose of this study was to use the capability (C) …

Knowledge, attitude and practice on hospital-acquired infection prevention and associated factors among healthcare workers at University of Gondar Comprehensive …

B Bayleyegn, A Mehari, D Damtie… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hospital-acquired infections can be acquired by a patient or develop among
hospital staff, as a more serious problem in low-and middle-income hospital settings …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, attitude and practice of hand hygiene among healthcare providers in semi-urban communities of Sokoto State, Nigeria

UM Ango, KJ Awosan, H Adamu, S Salawu… - Int J Trop Dis …, 2017 - academia.edu
Introduction: Healthcare providers have been identified as the most common vehicle for
transmission of hospital acquired infections (HAIs) from patient to patient and within the …

[HTML][HTML] Development of a behaviour change intervention using a theory-based approach, Behaviour Centred Design, to increase nurses' hand hygiene compliance in …

M Sands, R Aunger - Implementation science communications, 2021 - Springer
Background A behaviour change campaign is unlikely to be effective if its intervention is not
carefully designed. While numerous frameworks are widely used to develop and evaluate …

Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats

E Fernandes - BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 2015 - search.proquest.com
Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats Page 1 PERSONAL
VIEW Doctors and medical students in India should stop wearing white coats Evidence shows …

[HTML][HTML] Compliance to hand hygiene and its associated factors among health care provider in general hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

ZA Abdo, MG Shentema, MT Awono… - … University Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: To describe compliance to hand hygiene and its associated factors among
healthcare provider in general hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. METHODOLOGY: An …