Qualitative study on perceptions of hand hygiene among hospital staff in a rural teaching hospital in India

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-344

  Joshi, S C ^a   Diwan, V ^a,b   Tamhankar, A J ^c   Joshi, R ^a   Shah, H ^a   Sharma, M ^a,b   Pathak, A ^a,b   Macaden, R ^d   Stalsby Lundborg C ^b  

^a RD Gardi Medical College   (India)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Indian Initiative for Management of Antibiotic Resistance   (India)

^d ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infections; Hospital staff in India; Perceptions; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOTIVATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858278972     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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