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The evaluation of a multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy in Cambodian hospitals
- Title
- The evaluation of a multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy in Cambodian hospitals
- Authors
- An, Bomi; Yang, Sook Ja
- Ewha Authors
- 양숙자; 안보미
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 양숙자; 안보미
- Issue Date
- 2020
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- ISSN
- 1972-2680
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 1047 - +
- Keywords
- Hand hygiene; hand washing; healthcare-associated infection; infection control
- Publisher
- J INFECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- Indexed
- SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Introduction: Hand hygiene is the most effective method of preventing healthcare-associated infections. Healthcare-associated infections are considered serious in developing countries, and there are few reports on the hand-hygiene status of these countries. Thus, we evaluated hand-hygiene status in eight hospitals in Cambodia to understand and identify factors hindering effective infection control. Methodology: Eight infection-management instructors working in one of the eight Cambodian government hospitals in a large city were interviewed with the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework. Results: The mean Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework score across the eight hospitals was 177.81 +/- 56.73. The overall level of compliance with the multimodal hand hygiene improvement strategy across these eight hospitals was basic-two hospitals scored inadequate and six hospitals scored basic. The scores for the 5 factors of the Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework were as follows: 45.63 +/- 15.45 for system change, 33.13 +/- 16.89 for education and training, 27.81 +/- 21.65 for evaluation and feedback, 58.13 +/- 5.30 for reminders in the workplace, and 13.13 +/- 11.00 for institutional safety climate for hand hygiene Conclusions: The promotion of hand hygiene compliance requires the establishment of a basic infrastructure, reinforcement of the hand hygiene education system, and provision of diverse educational materials, as well as the fostering of a professional workforce for education. Hospitals should also bolster their management systems for hand hygiene compliance.
- DOI
- 10.3855/jidc.13090
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- 간호대학 > 간호학전공 > Journal papers
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