Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

Abstract Background The burden of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is 2 to 18 times higher in developing countries. However, few data are available regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) process indicators in these countries. We evaluated hand hygiene (HH) facilities and compliance am...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kenneth I. Onyedibe, Nathan Y. Shehu, Daniela Pires, Samson E. Isa, Mark O. Okolo, Simji S. Gomerep, Comfort Ibrahim, Sunday J. Igbanugo, Rachel U. Odesanya, Adebola Olayinka, Daniel Z. Egah, Didier Pittet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Hand hygiene
Facilities assessment
Compliance
Developing countries
Alcohol-based handrub
Hand sanitizer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0693-1

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-0693-1

Similar Items