The Influence of Improved Access to Alcohol-Based Hand Rub and Hand Hygiene Training in Healthcare Facilities on Hand Hygiene Adherence in Belize During COVID-19: June 2021-August 2022.

ABSTRACT: Access to hand hygiene (HH) resources in clinical settings is important to prevent healthcare-associated infections, including COVID-19. However, many countries, including Belize, have limited national data on the availability of HH resources and healthcare worker (HCW) hand hygiene adherence (HHA) in healthcare facilities (HCFs). We conducted a study in the 11 largest public HCFs across Belize to evaluate access to HH resources and HHA before and after an intervention (provision of alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) wall mounts and HH training). Descriptive statistics and multilevel logistic regressions were used to assess changes in HH resources and HHA from baseline to follow-up and explore factors associated with HHA. There was a 19 percent increase in rooms with functional wall-mounted ABH

SUBMITTER: McDavid K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12026747 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature