Awareness of Hand Hygiene Among Health Care Workers of Chitwan, Nepal

Gayatri Khanal and Suman Thapa

SAGE Open, 2017, vol. 7, issue 4, 2158244017735141

Abstract: Improper HH by health care workers is responsible for about 40% of nosocomial infections resulting in prolonged illnesses. A cross-sectional study was carried out in three hospitals to identify the knowledge and practice of HH. There was a significant difference in the level of knowledge among the health care workers ( p

Keywords: HH; knowledge; practice; health care workers; Nepal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244017735141

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