Importance of structured training programs and good role models in hand hygiene in developing countries

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 80-90

  Alp, Emine ^a   Ozturk, Ahmet ^a   Guven, Muhammed ^a   Celik, Ilhami ^b   Doganay, Mehmet ^a   Voss, Andreas ^c,d  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kayseri Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developing country; Hand hygiene; Healtcare workers' adherence; Nosocomial infection; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; NURSING AS A PROFESSION; NURSING STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80955178933     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: 1876035X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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