Quality of Hand Hygiene in a Pediatric Hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

We assessed the quality of hand hygiene among healthcare workers at a pediatrics hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hand hygiene was performed in 491 (34%) of 1,455 opportunities. Of these hand hygiene events, correct performance was observed in only 173 (35%). Multivariate analysis revealed that c...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2007-05, Vol.28 (5), p.622-624
Main Authors: Hofer, C. B., Abreu, T. F., Silva, E. G., Sepúlveda, C. A., Gibara, F. A., Lopes, N. R. L., Mota, A. F., Barreiro, S. A., Santos, L. M., Souza, E. N., Frota, A. C. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Alcohols - therapeutic use
Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Concise Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
General aspects
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Hand Disinfection - methods
Hand Disinfection - standards
Hands
Health care industry
Hospital beds
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Infectious diseases
Logistic Models
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nurses
Nursing
Observational research
Pediatrics
Personnel, Hospital - standards
Physicians
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality Indicators, Health Care
Soaps
Toxicology
Washing
Workloads
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Summary:We assessed the quality of hand hygiene among healthcare workers at a pediatrics hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hand hygiene was performed in 491 (34%) of 1,455 opportunities. Of these hand hygiene events, correct performance was observed in only 173 (35%). Multivariate analysis revealed that correct performance of hand hygiene was associated with the use of an alcohol‐based product and a lack of jewelry (for all events) and employment in an infirmary with a comparatively higher ratio of nurses to patients (for events involving nurses).
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/513534