Open AccessBaseline assessment of hand hygiene knowledge perception: An observational study at a newly set up teaching hospital
Author(s) -
Aroop Mohanty,
Puneet Kumar Gupta,
Priyanka Gupta,
Neelam Kaistha,
Pratima Gupta,
Ravi Shankar,
Pradeep Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_20_20
Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , observational study , infection control , hand washing , health care , family medicine , cross sectional study , nursing , surgery , pathology , economics , economic growth
Hand hygiene plays a crucial role in preventing health-care-associated infections (HCAIs) by reducing the spread of antimicrobial resistance. But, its compliance with optimal practices usually remains low at most of our health-care settings.