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Hand hygiene compliance monitoring: Do video-based technologies offer opportunities for the future?

, 2020
Hand hygiene is universally recognised as the primary measure to reduce healthcare-associated infections. Studies have convincingly demonstrated a link between increased hand hygiene compliance and reductions in rates of healthcare-associated infections.
Ferguson, P, Shaban, RZ, Mckay, KJ
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Hand hygiene compliance and associated factors among health care providers in Central Gondar zone public primary hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Poor hand hygiene compliance is one in all the leading contributory factors to healthcare-associated infections. This is an important source of complications across the continuum of care and poses a serious threat to people admitted to ...
Garedew Tadege Engdaw, Mulat Gebrehiwot, Zewudu Andualem   +2 more
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Hand hygiene

Health Science Inquiry, 2020
Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Health Care-Associated Infection (HCAI) as an infection a patient acquired in health care settings. In Canada, more than 220,000 patients are infected by HCAIs annually, with 8,500 to 12,000 of these patients resulting in death, thus becoming the fourth leading cause of death for Canadians.
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Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhoea. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Ever since John Snow's intervention on the Broad St pump, the effect of water quality, hygiene and sanitation in preventing diarrhoea deaths has always been debated.
Fung, Isaac CH, Cairncross, Sandy, Curtis, Val, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Bostoen, Kristof, Hunt, Caroline, Boisson, Sophie   +6 more
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Staff Perspectives on Barriers & Facilitators to Meeting Hand Hygiene Goals in a Multicenter Academic Hospital System

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Proper hand hygiene is the most important practice to reduce the transmission of infections in healthcare settings. Despite this, healthcare institutions continue to struggle to achieve and maintain high rates of hand hygiene compliance among
Kevin Gibas, Nathan Kinsella, Parente Stephanie, Megan Diamond, Kerry Blanchard, Leonard Mermel   +5 more
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Patient empowerment in a hand hygiene program: Differing points of view between patients/family members and health care workers in Asian culture

, 2014
Background: "Patient empowerment" is an important component of World Health Organization hand hygiene program, but little is known about the intentions and attitude of patients/families and health care workers (HCWs) regarding this. Methods: A
Pan, Sung-Ching;Tien, Kuei-Lien;Hung, I-Chen;Lin, Yu-Jiun;Yang, Ya-Ling;Yang, Ming-Chin;Wang, Ming-Jiuh;Chang, Shan-Chwen;Chen, Yee-Chun, 張上淳 ;楊銘欽 ;楊雅玲 ;盤松青 ;陳宜君   +1 more
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Factors influencing hand hygiene speak-up as perceived by nursing students with clinical practice experience: an application of the theory of planned behavior

BMC Nursing
Background and aim Hand hygiene is a cornerstone of infection prevention, and speaking up about hand hygiene non-compliance is increasingly emphasized as a key patient safety behavior.
Ji-Ah Song, Jae-Woo Oh
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Patient's Safety in Your Hands [PDF]

Mediterranean Journal of Infection, Microbes and Antimicrobials, 2013
Hand hygiene is a general term describing any hand cleansing (and care) action. Hand cleansing with soap and water has been the primary measure of personal hygiene for centuries. In the 20th century, many studies revealed the important role of healthcare
Habip GEDİK, Timothy A. VOSS, Andreas VOSS   +2 more
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Suitability of vaccinia virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) for determining activities of three commonly-used alcohol-based hand rubs against enveloped viruses [PDF]

, 2007
Background A procedure for including activity against enveloped viruses in the post-contamination treatment of hands has been recommended, but so far no European standard is available to implement it.
Jochen Steinmann, Rabenau, Holger, Steinmann Jochen, Kampf, Günter, Holger Rabenau, Kampf Günter, Günter Kampf, Steinmann, Jochen, Rabenau Holger   +8 more
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Measuring hand washing behaviour in low income settings: methodological and validity issues

, 2010
Significant global health attention and promotion has been focused on hand washing with soap due to theclear benefits observed in promoting and ensuring child health. However, the measurement and evaluationof hand washing behaviours remains complex.
Danquah, Lisa Odoso
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