Study looks at hand hygiene in resource-limited facilities

Researchers evaluate hand-hygiene adherence in Ethiopia after WHO campaign


A study recently assessed the impact of a World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended multimodal hand-hygiene campaign at a hospital in Ethiopia and found a significant increase in adherence among healthcare workers (HCW) following the implementation of the initiative, according to an article on the Infection Control Today website.

The study included a before-and-after assessment of (HCW) adherence with WHO guidelines. The researchers found a significant increase in hand-hygiene adherence among HCWs following the WHO-recommended multimodal hand-hygiene campaign. 

Dissatisfaction with the current WHO-formulation for hand sanitizer was identified as a barrier to hand-hygiene adherence in this setting, the article said. 

Read the article.

 

 



April 4, 2014


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