This study investigated healthcare workers’ perceptions of hand hygiene practices by comparing personal reports, as assessed by questionnaires, to direct observations of the workers’ hand hygiene practices. The study employed a cross-sectional research design. Observations were made using a 16-item checklist, based on three sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), and Boyce and Pittet’s guidelines of hand hygiene. The checklist was used for both direct-observation and self-reported data collection purposes. Pearson correlation and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) were utilized to statistically determine the relationship between healthcare workers’ reports of hand hygiene practi...
Background Hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand rub is widely recognized the most effective procedu...
Background: Hand hygiene is one of the essential means to prevent the spread of infections. The aim ...
Summary: Background: Hand hygiene (HH) has been identified as one of the simplest, but most importa...
This study investigated healthcare workers’ perceptions of hand hygiene practices by comparing...
Hand hygiene is among the most important factors of infection control in healthcare settings. Health...
An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia in 2...
Abstract Background: Hand hygiene is the simplest and most effective preventive measures to reduce c...
Poor hand hygiene compliance by health care professionals is the cause of almost 45% of the hospital...
Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective methods to prevent transmission and spread of microor...
Background: Infections caused by the health-care professionals (HCP) are considered one of the highe...
Objective: To verify aspects related to the perception of healthcare workers regarding hand hygiene....
The aim of this study is to measure the degree of compliance with hand hygiene practices among healt...
Background: Most health care workers (HCWs) are aware of the importance of hand hygiene procedures, ...
Background: Human hands are home to thousands of microorganisms, which may be transmitted to surface...
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends hand hygiene compliance ...
Background Hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand rub is widely recognized the most effective procedu...
Background: Hand hygiene is one of the essential means to prevent the spread of infections. The aim ...
Summary: Background: Hand hygiene (HH) has been identified as one of the simplest, but most importa...
This study investigated healthcare workers’ perceptions of hand hygiene practices by comparing...
Hand hygiene is among the most important factors of infection control in healthcare settings. Health...
An outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia in 2...
Abstract Background: Hand hygiene is the simplest and most effective preventive measures to reduce c...
Poor hand hygiene compliance by health care professionals is the cause of almost 45% of the hospital...
Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective methods to prevent transmission and spread of microor...
Background: Infections caused by the health-care professionals (HCP) are considered one of the highe...
Objective: To verify aspects related to the perception of healthcare workers regarding hand hygiene....
The aim of this study is to measure the degree of compliance with hand hygiene practices among healt...
Background: Most health care workers (HCWs) are aware of the importance of hand hygiene procedures, ...
Background: Human hands are home to thousands of microorganisms, which may be transmitted to surface...
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends hand hygiene compliance ...
Background Hand hygiene with alcohol-based hand rub is widely recognized the most effective procedu...
Background: Hand hygiene is one of the essential means to prevent the spread of infections. The aim ...
Summary: Background: Hand hygiene (HH) has been identified as one of the simplest, but most importa...