Factors associated with hand washing effectiveness: an institution-based observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have investigated how the effectiveness of hand washing in removing hand contaminants is influenced by the performance and duration of each step involved. We conducted an observational study by recruiting participants from a university campus, with the aim to comprehensively evaluate how performance, duration and demographic factors influence hand washing effectiveness.

Methods

A total of 744 videos were collected from 664 participants in July-October 2022 and independently evaluated by two infection control experts through labelling videos for correct and incorrect performance of each step. The individual hand washing effectiveness was determined by quantifying the percentage of residual fluorescent gel on the dorsum and palm areas of each participant

SUBMITTER: Shi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature