Observational Study of Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Trauma Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Infrastructure
2.2. Observations
2.3. Compliance of Units and Healthcare Workers
2.4. Compliance with the Five Action Indications
2.5. Glove Usage
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Setting
4.2. Study Design and Participants
4.3. Data Collection
4.3.1. Emergency Room
4.3.2. Intensive Care Unit
4.3.3. Acute Care Ward
4.4. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Characteristic | Beds, n | Sinks, n | ABHR, n |
---|---|---|---|
Unit | |||
Emergency room | 21 | 2 | 0 |
Intensive care unit | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Acute care ward | 29 | 3 | 1 |
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Profession | Number (%) |
---|---|
Medical doctors | 63 (42.3%) |
Medical students | 1 (0.7%) |
Nurses | 69 (46.3%) |
Nursing students | 16 (10.7%) |
Total | 149 (100%) |
Characteristic | Hand Hygiene Opportunities, n | Hand Hygiene Actions, n | Compliance, % (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Unit | |||
Emergency room | 205 | 2 | 1.0 (0.7–3.9) |
Intensive care unit | 209 | 17 | 8.1 (5.0–13.0) |
Acute care ward | 208 | 23 | 11.1 (7.3–16.3) |
Professional category | |||
Doctors & medical student | 235 | 10 | 4.3 (2.2–7.9) |
Nurses | 315 | 18 | 5.7 (3.5–9.0) |
Nursing students | 72 | 14 | 19.4 (11.4–30.8) |
Indication | |||
Before patient contact | 148 | 1 | 0.7 (0.4–4.3) |
Before aseptic task | 29 | 1 | 3.4 (1.8–19.6) |
After body fluid exposure risk | 56 | 5 | 8.9 (3.3–20.4) |
After patient contact | 165 | 12 | 7.3 (4.0–12.6) |
After contact with patient surroundings | 224 | 23 | 10.3 (6.8–15.2) |
Overall | 622 | 42 | 6.8 (5.0–9.1) |
Characteristic | Hand Hygiene Opportunities, n | Glove Usage, n (%) |
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Unit | ||
Emergency room | 205 | 59 (28.8) |
Intensive care unit | 209 | 154 (73.7) |
Acute care ward | 208 | 49 (23.6) |
Overall | 622 | 262 (42.1) |
Indication | ||
Before patient contact | 148 | 79 (53.4) |
Before aseptic task | 29 | 14 (48.3) |
After body fluid exposure risk | 56 | 20 (35.7) |
After patient contact | 165 | 64 (38.8) |
After contact with patient surroundings | 224 | 85 (37.9) |
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Moued, I.; Haweizy, R.M.; Miran, L.S.; Mohammed, M.G.; von Schreeb, J.; Älgå, A. Observational Study of Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Trauma Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan. J 2021, 4, 794-802. https://doi.org/10.3390/j4040054
Moued I, Haweizy RM, Miran LS, Mohammed MG, von Schreeb J, Älgå A. Observational Study of Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Trauma Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan. J. 2021; 4(4):794-802. https://doi.org/10.3390/j4040054
Chicago/Turabian StyleMoued, Ines, Rawand M. Haweizy, Lawand S. Miran, Mustafa G. Mohammed, Johan von Schreeb, and Andreas Älgå. 2021. "Observational Study of Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Trauma Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan" J 4, no. 4: 794-802. https://doi.org/10.3390/j4040054
APA StyleMoued, I., Haweizy, R. M., Miran, L. S., Mohammed, M. G., von Schreeb, J., & Älgå, A. (2021). Observational Study of Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Trauma Hospital in Iraqi Kurdistan. J, 4(4), 794-802. https://doi.org/10.3390/j4040054