Knowledge of hand hygiene and evaluation of hand washing technique among nurses at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare worker's hands are route for cross-transmission of potentially harmful germs between patients in a healthcare facility. As hand washing is an established cost-effective measure for infection control, hand hygiene knowledge and compliance with the recommended steps are essential to control healthcare-associated infections (HCAI). We assessed the knowledge and practice of hand hygiene among nurses at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out from 14th September to 24th December 2023 on all consenting nurses in UNTH. A modified World Health Organization (WHO) knowledge questionnaire structured to collect demographics and assess hand hygiene knowledge expressed as good(> 75%), moderately good(

SUBMITTER: Nwosu NI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613860 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature