Open AccessCriterion-Based Audit of Hand Hygiene Performance During Caesarean Section at a Referral Hospital in Northern Tanzania: An Uncontrolled Interventional Study.
Author(s) -
Enna Sengoka,
Lærke Rasmussen,
Marycelina Msuya,
Godfrey Kisigo,
Bent Sørensen,
Jaffu Chilongola,
Eusebious Maro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pubmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2520-5285
pISSN - 2520-5277
DOI - 10.24248/eahrj-d-19-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , audit , caesarean section , checklist , tanzania , psychological intervention , referral , hand sanitizer , hand washing , pregnancy , physical therapy , emergency medicine , family medicine , nursing , psychology , environmental science , management , pathology , environmental planning , biology , economics , cognitive psychology , genetics
Health-care-associated infection (HCAI) is a big challenge in both low- and high-income countries. Around childbirth, infection is among the main causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Appropriate hand hygiene practice is a simple and cost-effective way of reducing HCAIs. This study aimed to assess the baseline performance and knowledge of proper hand hygiene during caesarean sections and the impact of interventions guided by a criterion-based audit at a tertiary health facility in Tanzania.