Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care personnel concerning hand hygiene in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences hospitals, 2013-2014

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health care personnel concerning hand hygiene in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences hospitals, 2013-2014

This study evaluated knowledge and self-reported attitudes and practices concerning hand hygiene among hospital workers in Shiraz, Iran, using a 68-question survey divided into 4 sections: demographics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Work experience had a correlation with practices and knowled...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of infection control 2015-09, Vol.43 (9), p.1009-1011
Hauptverfasser: Hosseinialhashemi, Milad, Sadeghipour Kermani, Fatemeh, MD, Palenik, Charles John, PhD, DDS, MS, MBA, Pourasghari, Hamid, MD, Askarian, Mehrdad, MD, MPH
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Compliance
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Guideline Adherence
Hand Disinfection
Hand Hygiene
Hands
Health care personnel
Health care–associated infections
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infection prevention
Infectious Disease
Iran
Knowledge
Male
Medical personnel
Personnel, Hospital
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:This study evaluated knowledge and self-reported attitudes and practices concerning hand hygiene among hospital workers in Shiraz, Iran, using a 68-question survey divided into 4 sections: demographics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Work experience had a correlation with practices and knowledge ( P  
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.002