Kinnary V. Padmashali
Medical Microbiology
August 2024
This study examines the impact of hand hygiene culture on infection control practices amongIndian nurses, emphasizing the role that social attitudes and behavioural patterns have inshaping medical care practices. Patient security depends on hand hygiene (HH), and itsconsistency varies depending on factors like gambling judgments, institutional culture,component inspections, and the availability of HH supplies. We also conducted looselyarranged discussions to determine the thresholds for adhering to HH. 14,000 hand hygieneopen doors were observed by the study, which focused on impressions at the OrchidMultispeciality Medical Clinic in Gujrat between September 2021 and May 2022. The overallHH consistency rate was 21.4%, with nurses having the highest percentage (39.9%) andcleaning workers having the lowest rate (11.2%). Compared to HCWs at private emergencyclinics, open clinic employees were substantially more likely to adhere to HH practices(changed odds proportion: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.55e1.89). Compared to before contacting a patient,the likelihood of doing HH after contacting a patient was 3.34 times greater (95% CI:2.88e3.88). Inadequate supplies (47.1%), skin responses (23.7%), workload (24.8%), and alack of facilities (21.2%) were the stated main barriers to doing HH. In general, it was observedthat HH supplies were available in 80.5% of medical wards and 94.0% of nursing wards;nevertheless, the cleaning crew did not have any designated HH facilities
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