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@article{ Oliveira2017,
title = {Healthcare workers perception regarding hand hygiene},
author = {Oliveira, Adriana Cristina de and Paula, Adriana Oliveira de},
journal = {Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online},
number = {2},
pages = {321-326},
volume = {9},
year = {2017},
issn = {2175-5361},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i2.321-326},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53437-3},
abstract = {Objective: To verify aspects related to the perception of healthcare workers regarding hand hygiene. Methods:
Cross-sectional study in a emergency care unit at a university hospital in Belo Horizonte. A structured
questionnaire was applied to nursing and medical staff. The statistic program SPSS was used, descriptive and
univariate analysis were made. Results: Healthcare workers attributed as high the impact of infections on
clinical evolution of patients and the effectiveness of hand hygiene in controlling those infections. The rate for
self-reported compliance to hand hygiene was 76.0% for the nursing staff and 72.5% for medical staff, but lower
than 60.0% for coworkers. Conclusions: Healthcare workers perceive hand hygiene as an effective measure to
control infection and recognize that compliance rates of hand hygiene among health teams in general are low.},
}