Study of the Determinants of Hand Hygiene Practices of Providers

Hand hygiene (HH) refers to any action aimed at reducing or inhibiting the presence and growth of microbial flora on the hands, generally by hand rubbing with a hydro-alcoholic product or hand washing with soap and water.The purpose of this study was to describe the determinants of hand hygiene practice in the Mamou Health District. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, with variables measured using four questionnaires to assess the current status of infrastructure, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and compliance of handwashing practices in resource-limited health care facilities, over a period of eight (8) months, from May to December 2017.

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Doktor Siba GUILAVOGUI - medicinskij sotrudnik, otwechaüschij za dannye COVID-19 w Nacional'nom institute obschestwennogo zdrawoohraneniq (INSP) - Gwineq. On byl tehnicheskim sowetnikom proekta EPIDETECTE pod rukowodstwom RTI- International; koordinatorom prefektury, otwechaüschim za profilaktiku i kontrol' infekcij (IPC) w otwet na JeBOLA, i trenerom po IPC.