Hand Hygiene Compliance among Personnel of Taleghani Hospital in Tabriz

Taṣvīr-i salāmat

Zohreh Tahmasbi¹  Parvin Aliabadi²  khadijeh Pazani³  Parvin Abbasian⁴  Fateme Safari⁵  Nesa Kavakebi⁶  Leila Rastgar-Farajzadeh⁷  Nayyer Aslnejad-Moghaddami⁸ 

[1] B.Sc. In Midwifery, Manager of Nursing service, Taleghani Hospital, Tabriz, Iran;B.Sc. In Midwifery, Taleghani Hospital Tabriz, Iran;B.Sc. In Nursing, Clinical Superviser, Taleghani Hospital Tabriz, Iran;B.Sc. In Nursing, Educational Superviser, Taleghani Hospital Tabriz, Iran;B.Sc. In Nursing, Taleghani Hospital Tabriz, Iran;M.Sc Student of Health Services Management, Management and Medical Informatics faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran ;M.Sc. In Child and adoloscent psychology, Taleghani Hospital Tabriz, Iran;M.Sc. In Midwifery, Secretary- Research of Taleghani Hospital, Tabriz, Iran;

关键词: hospital;    hospital acquired infection;    hand hygiene;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background and Objectives:Hand hygiene is considered the most effective measure to prevent and control hospital infections. This study aimed to determine the level of hand hygiene compliance and to compare the level of hand hygiene compliance after implementation of educational interventions in Taleghani hospital in Tabriz. Material and Methods:A cross-sectional survey design was used in the total of six wards in the hospital. The study sample included different professional groups. The sample size with 95% confidence coefficient and accounting for 10% loss of the samples was calculated 25 people for each group. In total, 300 people (150 for before and 150 for after phase of interventions) by non-probability convenience sampling were selected. The observers noted the number of potential opportunities for hand hygiene and the number of occasions on which hand hygiene was actually taken. Data collection took place over six months during the period of September 2014 to March 2015. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistical methods and McNemar test using SPSS 17 Software. Results:We observed 1465 opportunities for hand hygiene before interventions and 1457 opportunities after interventions. The overall compliance improved progressively from 42.8% to 57.3% (p Conclusion:In this study, educational interventions significantly improved adherence to the hand hygiene protocol. Although some interventions to improve compliance have been successful, none had achieved lasting improvement. Therefore, the necessity of continuous audits and feedback to personnel is recommended.

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