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Hand Hygiene Practice in Sabzevar Hospitals, Iran

Background and Purpose: Infection in healthcare settings is considered a serious risk and protection of the personnel and clients against it is a priority. Therefore. this study was conducted to investigate the hand hygiene practice in four treatment groups in Sabzevar hospitals in 2005. Methods and Materials: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the hospital staff of Sabzevar hospitals in Sabzevar, Iran. The study sample (CI= 95%) with a 10% attrition rate was calculated to be 25, amounting to 100 in 4 groups, who were selected through convenient sampling. Luisham Observation checklist was used for data collection. For data analysis, ANOVA, t-test, Fisherʹs test, Chi-square and Tukey were used. Results: The findings revealed that adherence to hand hygiene practice in internists was 34.4%, in the surgical staff 21.3%, in the intensive group 15.65% and in doctors 16.59%. Out of 1356 situations of hand hygiene practice, only in 306 cases hand hygiene was practiced. In general, the mean percentage for the four groups was 22.6%. Conclusion: fn general, the hand hygiene practice while taking ~are of patients is low and unsatisfactory. (Journal ofSabzevar University of Mi!dical Sciences, Volume 15, Number 1, pp.59~64).