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Studies have shown that effective hand washing hygiene can lower the prevalence of most health care associated infections especially nosocomia infections. Therefore, the practice of hand washing among medical personnel is very crucial in the prevention of the transfer of pathogenic micro-organisms from nurses to patients in the course of rendering care. The practice of hand washing by aseptic techniques is regarded as the most effective measure in the prevention of cross infections hence the need for health workers especially midwives to practice it. Materials and Methods: The study is a cross-sectional descriptive study that assessed the extent to which hand washing hygiene in the prevention of cross infections is practiced among midwives in Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH), Orlu. The study which lasted for 14 working days used 175 Midwives randomly selected in the Teaching Hospital. Self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics. Results: The findings showed that 111(63.43%) of the respondents regarded hand washing as a process of decontamination of hands, 57(32.57%) respondents perceived it as removal of microorganism from hands, while 7(4%) of the respondents admitted that they cannot remember what hand washing hygiene means. Respondents had varied views on the benefits of hand washing hygiene as 85(48.57%) saw it as useful in protecting patients from nosocomial infections while 46(26.29%) said it is useful in preventing transmission of HIV. About 160(91.43%) of the respondents practiced hand washing while 15(8.57%) did not. Also 121 (73.3%) of the respondents admitted that inadequate hand hygiene equipment affects the extent to which hand washing hygiene is practiced in the hospital. Conclusion: The study revealed a gap in the knowledge of hand washing hygiene among the respondents, as well as inappropriate availability of materials to enhance the practice of hand washing hygiene. Therefore, meaningful strategies that will increase the knowledge and practice of hand washing hygiene should be adopted. International Journal of Medical Science and Health Research Vol. 5, No. 01; 2021

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Assessment of Hand Washing Hygiene Practices in Prevention of Cross Infections Among Midwives in Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria