Open AccessHand hygiene practices in a neonatal intensive care unit in Ghana
Author(s) -
Christabel EnweronuLaryea,
Amgbo Asare,
Mercy J. Newman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.242
Subject(s) - hygiene , medicine , hand washing , infection control , neonatal intensive care unit , intensive care unit , nursing , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology
Compliance with hand hygiene recommendations is the most important measure in preventing health care-associated infections. The objective of this study was to assess the nature of patient contact and the hand hygiene practices of nurses and physicians in the neonatal intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.
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