Baseline evaluation of hand hygiene compliance in three major hospitals, Isfahan, Iran

Summary Hand hygiene is the mainstay of nosocomial infection prevention. This study was a baseline survey to assess hand hygiene compliance of healthcare workers by direct observation in three major hospitals of Isfahan, Iran. The use of different hand hygiene products was also evaluated. In 3078 po...

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Published in:The Journal of hospital infection 2013-09, Vol.85 (1), p.69-72
Main Authors: Ataei, B, Zahraei, S.M, Pezeshki, Z, Babak, A, Nokhodian, Z, Mobasherizadeh, S, Hoseini, S.G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Compliance
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General aspects
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Hand hygiene
Hand Hygiene - methods
Hospitals
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Iran
Medical sciences
Nosocomial infection
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Summary:Summary Hand hygiene is the mainstay of nosocomial infection prevention. This study was a baseline survey to assess hand hygiene compliance of healthcare workers by direct observation in three major hospitals of Isfahan, Iran. The use of different hand hygiene products was also evaluated. In 3078 potential opportunities hand hygiene products were available on 2653 occasions (86.2%). Overall compliance was 6.4% (teaching hospital: 7.4%; public hospital: 6.2%; private hospital: 1.4%). Nurses (8.4%) had the highest rates of compliance. Poor hand hygiene compliance in Isfahan hospitals necessitates urgent interventions to improve both hospital infrastructure and staff knowledge.
ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2013.07.001