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• Campaign to encourage hospital hygiene

  From:Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (Vol. 2, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 2004186 words Brief article 1370LA major UK government-funded campaign has been launched in an attempt to encourage hospital staff to improve hospital hygiene by washing their hands more often. The campaign has been launched by the National Patient...

• Alcohol-based rubs are in for hand hygiene. (Coming CDC Recommendations)

  Author:Sherry BoschertFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 32, Issue 21)

  Nov. 1, 20021,158 words Article SAN DIEGO -- "Rub-a-dub-dub" is about to take on a whole new meaning for U.S. health care workers. New guidelines on hand hygiene to be released this fall by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will...

• Northwestern Praised for Drop in Nosocomial Infections

  Author:Neale MillerFrom:Nursing Economics (Vol. 17, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1999408 words Brief article Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital has cut its nosocomial infection rate by 22%, attributing much of the reduction to a focus on hand washing before and after all direct contact with patients. The molecular biology...

• Does a Water Flow Timer Improve Food Handler Hand Washing Practices in Food Service Establishments? The Effects of Passive and Indirect Interventions

  Authors:EunSol Her, Carl Behnke, and Barbara AlmanzaFrom:Journal of Environmental Health (Vol. 81, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20193,993 words Cover story 1600LProper hand washing practices in food service establishments are important for the adequate reduction of microorganisms on hands. To address practical barriers associated with active and direct interventions, this study...

• Poor hand hygiene affects lens wear

  From:Optometry Times (Vol. 11, Issue 2)

  Feb. 2019319 words Brief article 1670LWATERLOO, ONTARIO -- Improper hand hygiene can have serious consequences for contact lens wearers, according to a report from the Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE) at the University of Waterloo, School of...

• Hand hygiene intervention to optimize helminth infection control: Design and baseline results of Mikono Safi-An ongoing school-based cluster-randomised controlled trial in NW Tanzania

  Authors:Kenneth Makata, Safari Kinung'hi, Christian Hansen, Philip Ayieko, Simon Sichalwe, Onike Mcharo, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 9, 20207,583 words Report 1380LIntroduction Soil transmitted helminths (STH) can affect over 50% of children in some parts of Tanzania. Control measures involve annual deworming campaigns in schools, but re-infection is rapid. This paper presents...

• Using Observational Data to Estimate the Effect of Hand Washing and Clean Delivery Kit Use by Birth Attendants on Maternal Deaths after Home Deliveries in Rural Bangladesh, India and Nepal

  Authors:Nadine Seward, Audrey Prost, Andrew Copas, Marine Corbin, Leah Li, Tim Colbourn, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 21, 20156,260 words Report 1850LBackground Globally, puerperal sepsis accounts for an estimated 8-12% of maternal deaths, but evidence is lacking on the extent to which clean delivery practices could improve maternal survival. We used data from the...

• How a smiley protects health: A pilot intervention to improve hand hygiene in hospitals by activating injunctive norms through emoticons

  Authors:Susanne Gaube, Dimitrios Tsivrikos, Daniel Dollinger, and Eva LermerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 21, 20188,216 words Report 1360LHand hygiene practice in hospitals is unfortunately still widely insufficient, even though it is known that transmitting pathogens via hands is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections. Previous research...

• Impact of an Intensive Perinatal Handwashing Promotion Intervention on Maternal Handwashing Behavior in the Neonatal Period: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

  Authors:Pavani Kalluri Ram, Sharifa Nasreen, Kelly Kamm, Jelena Allen, Swapna Kumar, Mohammad Anisur Rahman, et al.From:BioMed Research International (Vol. 2017) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20175,941 words Report 1540LOne-quarter of neonatal deaths are attributed to infections. Maternal handwashing with soap may prevent neonatal sepsis. We examined impact of intensive handwashing promotion on handwashing behavior of mothers of...

• Knowledge and practices regarding hand-washing among mothers of children less than five years of age in rural areas of District Sialkot

  Authors:Sonia Almas, Ayesha Babar Kawish, Tahir Mehmood Butt, and Subhana AkberFrom:Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (Vol. 71, Issue 1)

  Jan. 31, 20212,564 words Report 1350LByline: Sonia Almas, Ayesha Babar Kawish, Tahir Mehmood Butt and Subhana Akber Keywords: Knowledge, Practices, Hand-washing, Mothers, Health education, Pakistan. Introduction According to the World Health...

• Caught dirty handed

  Author:Joanne M. BergerFrom:Family Practice News (Vol. 33, Issue 20)

  Oct. 15, 2003158 words Brief article If airplane food doesn't kill you, the airport restrooms might. As many as 30% of travelers don't wash their hands after using the public restrooms in airports, promoting the spread of infectious diseases, according to...

• A quasi experimental study on hand hygiene practices among secondary school children in Khyber PakhtunKhwa.

  Authors:Fargat Rehana Malik, Asif Reman, Aimen Niazi, Faryal Kifayat, Nayab Afridi, Sonila Khan, et al.From:Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (Vol. 72, Issue 4)

  Apr. 30, 20222,575 words Report 1620LByline: Farhat Rehana Malik, Asif Reman, Aimen Niazi, Faryal Kifayat, Nayab Afridi, Sonila Khan and Kainat Khan Keywords: Hand washing, Hand hygiene, Secondary school, Training, Practices. Introduction Globally,...

• Hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in an accredited tertiary care hospital

  Authors:Siddharth Chavali, Varun Menon, and Urvi ShuklaFrom:Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 18, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20, 20142,161 words Report 1330LByline: Siddharth. Chavali, Varun. Menon, Urvi. Shukla Aim: We are using multimodal technique to improve hand hygiene (HH) compliance among all health care staff for the past 1-year. This cross-sectional...

• Supportive managers lead to happier staff and better outcomes

  From:Nursing Standard (Vol. 24, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 21, 2009259 words Brief article 1340LHospitals with good hand washing facilities have more satisfied patients than organisations where nurses and doctors find it difficult to wash their hands, research shows. The study compared nurses' and doctors'...

• Video technology monitors hand washing

  Author:Sarah HarrisonFrom:Nursing Older People (Vol. 19, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2007113 words Brief article 1050LA new device which helps people with dementia to wash their hands has been developed using video technology. It works by filming people with dementia washing their hands. If they forget which stage they are at it will...

• Handwashing ordinance passed in New Jersey

  From:Journal of Environmental Health (Vol. 68, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  May 2006264 words Brief article 1870LThe Franklin Township Council has passed a handwashing ordinance by unanimous vote, demonstrating its commitment to helping ensure the health of the public. Franklin Township's Handwashing Ordinance provides that all...

• Hand hygiene

  Authors:Louise Teare, Barry Cookson, and Sheldon StoneFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 323, Issue 7310) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 25, 20011,135 words Brief article, Edito... Use alcohol hand rubs between patients: they reduce the transmission of infection It is two years since the hand washing liaison group, a group of professionals interested in reducing the transmission of infection,...

• Hand washing knowledge, attitude and practices among medical students

  Authors:Anil Kumar Sharma, Shashi Saxena, and Sanjay SharmaFrom:Indian Journal of Scientific ResearchPeer-Reviewed

  July 20162,197 words Report 1440LCorrect and effective hand hygiene knowledge, practices and skills are essential for reducing healthcare associated infections. However, compliance of healthcare workers to hand hygiene guideline are reportedly not up...

• Improving hand hygiene rates

  Author:Deborah JowittFrom:Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Vol. 18, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2012371 words Brief article 1400LThe Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC) was recently established as the "peak" professional body for infection prevention in Australia. Its aim is to support and encourage multidisciplinary...

• Associations between intestinal parasitic infections, anaemia, and diarrhoea among school aged children, and the impact of hand-washing and nail clipping.

  Authors:Mahmud Abdulkader Mahmud, Mark Spigt, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Geert-Jan Dinant, and Roman Blanco VelascoFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2, 20202,651 words Report 1450LObjective In marginalized setting, under-nutrition and illnesses due to infectious agents create a vicious circle. In our previous study, we reported that easy-to-do hand hygiene interventions were effective in...