Hand hygiene in hospitals: an observational study in hospitals from two southern states of India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand hygiene is a simple and low-cost measure to reduce healthcare associated infection yet it has always been a concern in low as well as high resource settings across the globe. Poor hand hygiene during intra-partum and newborn care may result in sepsis, which is a major cause of death among newborns and puts a financial burden on already strained health systems.

Methods

We conducted non-participatory observations in newborn care units and labour rooms from secondary and tertiary level, public and private hospitals, as part of a baseline evaluation of a quality improvement collaborative across two southern states of India. We assessed hand hygiene compliance during examinations and common procedures, using tools adapted from internationally recommended checklist

SUBMITTER: Tyagi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6257976 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature