Hand hygiene teaching strategies among nursing staff: a systematic review

MB Martos-Cabrera, E Mota-Romero… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Patient safety is a priority of any healthcare system, and one of the most
effective measures is hand hygiene. For this, it is important that health staff have correct …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, perceived beliefs, and preventive behaviors related to COVID-19 among Chinese older adults: cross-sectional web-based survey

Y Chen, R Zhou, B Chen, H Chen, Y Li, Z Chen… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose an international public health
threat. Prevention is of paramount importance to protect the high-risk group of older adults …

Hand hygiene and healthcare system change within multi-modal promotion: a narrative review

B Allegranzi, H Sax, D Pittet - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
Many factors may influence the level of compliance with hand hygiene recommendations by
healthcare workers. Lack of products and facilities as well as their inappropriate and non …

Nurses' perceptions of reasons for persistent low rates in hand hygiene compliance

N Sadule-Rios, G Aguilera - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' perceptions of reasons for persistent
low rates in hand hygiene compliance in the Critical Care Unit and their recommendations …

Critical care nurses' knowledge of, adherence to and barriers towards evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia–A survey …

M Jansson, T Ala-Kokko, P Ylipalosaari… - Intensive and Critical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To explore critical care nurses' knowledge of, adherence to and barriers
towards evidence-based guidelines for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Hand washing practice at critical times and its associated factors among mothers of under five children in Debark town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018

H Dagne, L Bogale, M Borcha, A Tesfaye… - Italian journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background The burden of communicable diseases within developing countries is mainly
influenced by poor personal hygiene practices. Hand washing is considered as most cost …

Access to and challenges in water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: A mixed-methods …

G Berihun, M Adane, Z Walle, M Abebe, Y Alemnew… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities
(HCFs) have an impact on the transmission of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 …

In the era of corona virus: health care professionals' knowledge, attitudes, and practice of hand hygiene in Saudi primary care centers: a cross-sectional study

A Alfahan, S Alhabib, I Abdulmajeed… - Journal of community …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hand hygiene is one of the essential means to prevent the spread of infections.
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) of hand …

Preventing transmission of MRSA: a qualitative study of health care workers' attitudes and suggestions

DJ Seibert, KG Speroni, KM Oh, MC DeVoe… - American journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Health care workers'(HCWs) perceptions and attitudes affect implementation of
precautions to prevent transmission of drug-resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Water, sanitation, and hygiene in rural health-care facilities: a cross-sectional study in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia

A Guo, JM Bowling, J Bartram… - The American journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Safe and sufficient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) prevent the spread of disease in
health-care facilities (HCFs). Little research has been conducted on WaSH in HCF in sub …