Author/Authors :
Majidpour, Ali Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Fanaei, Gholamreza Infection Control Committee of Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Behzad Moghadam, Mohamad Hussein Infection Control Committee of Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Ahmadi, Ehteram Infection Control Committee of Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Gazvini, Najmeh Infection Control Committee of Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Daneshvar Tehrani, Marjan Infection Control Committee of Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Adhami, Abolfazl Infection Control Committee of Erfan Hospital, Tehran , Soleymanzadeh Moghadam, Somayeh Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Background and Objectives: Hand Hygiene (HH) is crucial for preventing infectious complications in health
care settings. Informing the healthcare workers on the recommended hand washing method can promote this
practice in the clinical staff. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of training the WHO-recommended fivemoment
hand washing method in promoting hand hygiene HH in a health care setting.
Methods: Ninety-eight clinical staff of Erfan Hospital participated in a training course. After training, the frequency
of hand washing by the participants was compared with that before training. Chi-square test was used
for examining the significance of the difference.
Findings: A significantly increased frequency of hand-washing was observed in the clinical staff after the training
course (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: This study emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of training in controlling factors contributing
to provenance of nosocomial infections.
