Self-protection as a driver for hand hygiene among healthcare workers.

作者: Michael A. Borg , Mohamed Benbachir , Barry D. Cookson , Saida Ben Redjeb , Ziad Elnasser

DOI: 10.1086/597511

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摘要: A total of 2,725 healthcare workers in 8 Mediterranean countries replied to a self-assessment questionnaire that assessed their perceptions on hand hygiene. Responses revealed rates hygiene compliance before patient contact were significantly less than after ( ) and use soap P ! .001 water was preferred over alcohol-based rub. These findings suggest self-protection could be major subliminal driver for performance Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009; 30:578-580

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