EFFECT OF INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE OF INDIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT THE HAND HYGIENE

Sonika Sangra

Abstract


INTRODUCTION
One of the measures of personal hygiene is hand hygiene which is
important from many generations.1It prevents the transmission of
micro-organisms and results in the reduction of cases of healthcare
associated infections.2Despite of simplicity of hand hygiene
recommendations, the compliance rate is still not upto mark. In
developing countries, prevalence of hand hygiene associated
infections is 19%.3Because of low compliance rate, continuous efforts
being made to improve the strategies and also to identify it. So, the
WHO introduced a new concept “My ve Moments for hand Hygiene”
to address the problem. These moments helped in training as well as
monitoring the hand hygiene practices.


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