Uncovering the obstacles: a comprehensive analysis of barriers to hand hygiene adherence among healthcare providers: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand hygiene is the most effective and feasible infection prevention and control measure within the healthcare facilities. Despite the ease and simplicity of the technique, the adherence rate among health professionals remains suboptimal. Hence, developing targeted interventions to improve adherence requires a clear understanding of these obstacles. Therefore, this systematic reviews of existing literature aims to fully understand the context specific barriers of hand hygiene to answer why barriers persisted despite the interventions to maintaining hand hygiene practices among healthcare providers.

Methods

This systematic review was conducted to synthesize existing evidence according to the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) qualitative studies review methodology on qu

SUBMITTER: Afework A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987235 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature