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Prevalence and factors associated with poor hand hygiene practices among adult carers of children under five in Mbale district Uganda

Scientific Reports
Proper hand hygiene reduces the risk of hygiene-related diseases among children under five years of age; however, poor hand hygiene practices remain common in many communities.
Jascenti Nawanga, Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, Daniel Wenani, Ambrose Okibure, Peter Olupot-Olupot, David Mukunya, Rebecca Nekaka, Charles Okolimong, Samuel Okware, Joseph K. B. Matovu   +9 more
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Sensor Network in Automated Hand Hygiene Systems Using IoT for Public Building

, 2020
The implementation of Sensor Network is a vital area of research in achieving accurate data transfer for automated hand hygiene systems. Sensing devices is also called host or end systems, they provide a service to collate data and can access the ...
Olajide, F., Tawfik Al-Hadhrami, Ahmad Lotfi, Ahmed M. Elmisery, Michael O. Omoyibo   +4 more
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The effect of an educational program on hand hygiene compliance among nursing students

BMC Nursing
Background Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures for preventing infections acquired in healthcare settings. Nursing students are at risk of these infections due to their frequent contact with patients and contaminated surfaces.
Hamed Gholizad Gougjehyaran, Hossein Motaarefi, Shahriar Sakhaei, Mahsa Ashrafi, Sorayya Zeinalpoor   +4 more
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Systemic mistakes in hand hygiene practice in Ukraine: detection, consequences and ways of elimination

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2015
[english] Aim: Every year, millions of people around the world suffer from different infectious diseases, considerable part of which are hospital-acquired infections. WHO considers hand hygiene as a priority measure aimed to reduce the level of infection.
Klymenko, Iryna, Kampf, Günter
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HAND HYGIENE IN PATIENT CARE

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2018
Hand hygiene is an essential element to reduce the transmission of nosocomial pathogens in healthcare facilities. The WHO has launched a global campaign on hand hygiene with the aim to reduce healthcare-associated infections.
GÜNTER Kampf
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Assessment of hand hygiene levels among health care settings of a coastal city in Andhra Pradesh

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2013
Background: it is known that hand hygiene practice among medical and paramedical play an important role in preventing the transmission of infections. Magnitude of Health Care Associated Infection is very high in developing countries like India due to the
N Samara Simha Reddy, V V Durga Prasad, S K Mishra, M Amarnath, Somuvenkatesh   +4 more
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Visibility and transmission: complexities around promoting hand hygiene in young children – a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Effective hand hygiene practice can reduce transmission of diseases such as respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and gastrointestinal infections, especially in young children.
Ruby Biezen, Danilla Grando, Danielle Mazza, Bianca Brijnath   +3 more
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Hand Hygiene [PDF]

Scottish Medical Journal, 1965
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Hand hygiene beliefs and behaviours about alcohol-based hand rub use: Questionnaire development, piloting and validation

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Behavioural theories are crucial to the development and success of effective hand hygiene interventions. Research demonstrates that hand hygiene behaviours can also be influenced by religious and cultural beliefs.
Ng, Wai Khuan, van de Mortel, Thea, Shaban, Ramon Z   +2 more
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Predictors of hand hygiene attitudes among Saudi healthcare workers of the intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia

Scientific Reports
Healthcare-associated infections present a challenge to healthcare systems, particularly critical care units. Hand hygiene emerges as a crucial element in infection control, acting as a vital link between healthcare workers, patients, and pathogens ...
Norah Alhodaithy, Salah Alshagrawi
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