Hand hygiene practices and resources in a teaching hospital in Ghana

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 338-347

  Yawson, Alfred E ^a   Hesse, Afua A J ^a  

^a KORLE BU TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Alcohol hand rub; Ghana; Hand hygiene; Health workers; Nosocomial infections; Teaching hospital

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SOAP;

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GHANA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHLEBOTOMY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RISK; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAINING;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GHANA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84876402822     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2422     Document Type: Article

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