Hand hygiene compliance and associated factors among health care providers in Central Gondar zone public primary hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia

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Authors

Garedew Tadege Engdaw · University of Gondar

Abstract

The overall level of hand hygiene compliance among health care providers was poor. Training, availability of adequate soap and water, availability of alcohol-based hand rub, knowledge on hand hygiene, and attitude of health care providers were significantly associated with hand hygiene compliance.

Topics & Keywords

Infection Control in Healthcare Antibiotic Use and Resistance Dental Research and COVID-19

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 190-190

DOI: 10.1186/s13756-019-0634-z

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