The study also shows that using a multimodal strategy that includes the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene methodology increases handwashing compliance.
Researchers designed a survey to test healthcare workers on their awareness and knowledge surrounding hand hygiene, trained the workers using the WHO method and then monitored the workers’ compliance.
Using the WHO method increased healthcare worker hand hygiene compliance from 51.3 percent to 98.6 percent.
“Using this approach can produce a positive social change by reducing preventable disease and decreasing HAIs not only within a facility but also in the community,” concluded the study authors.
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