Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

Onyedibe, Kenneth I; Shehu, Nathan Y; Pires, Daniela; Isa, Samson E; Okolo, Mark O; Gomerep, Simji S; Ibrahim, Comfort; Igbanugo, Sunday J; Odesanya, Rachel U; Olayinka, Adebola; Egah, Daniel Z; Pittet, Didier

doi:10.1186/s13756-020-0693-1

Scientific article

English

Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

ContributorsOnyedibe, Kenneth I; Shehu, Nathan Y; Pires, Daniela; Isa, Samson E; Okolo, Mark O; Gomerep, Simji S; Ibrahim, Comfort; Igbanugo, Sunday J; Odesanya, Rachel U; Olayinka, Adebola; Egah, Daniel Z; Pittet, Didier

Published inAntimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, vol. 9, no. 1, 30

Publication date2020

Abstract

The burden of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is 2 to 18 times higher in developing countries. However, few data are available regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) process indicators in these countries. We evaluated hand hygiene (HH) facilities and compliance amongst healthcare workers (HCW) in a 600-bed healthcare facility in Northcentral Nigeria providing tertiary care service for a catchment population of about 20 million.

Keywords

Alcohol-based handrub
Compliance
Developing countries
Facilities assessment
Hand hygiene
Hand sanitizer
WHO multimodal strategy

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Staphylocoques dorés résistants à la méthicilline et hygiène hospitalière (330)

Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - Impact of using a device providing individual feedback on healthcare workers hand hygiene behaviour: a cluster randomized clinical trial [32003B_163262]

Citation (ISO format)

ONYEDIBE, Kenneth I et al. Assessment of hand hygiene facilities and staff compliance in a large tertiary health care facility in northern Nigeria: a cross sectional study. In: Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020, vol. 9, n° 1, p. 30. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-0693-1