Investigation on hand hygience rate and hand hygiene compliance rate among medical staff

Objective To investigate the current status of hand hygience rate and hand hygiene compliance rate among medical staff in a tertiary hospital,and explore the strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance rate of medical staff.Methods A self-designed questionnaire was used to single-blindly investigate the hand hygience rate and hand hygiene compliance rate among 236 physicians and 247 nurses in a tertiary hospital on the spot.Results A total of 2 560 hand hygiene indications were involved.The overall hand hygiene rate was 58.16 percent(1 489/2 560),while the hand hygiene compliance rate was 32.50 percent(832/2 560).The subjective and objective attributable rate of hand hygiene compliance was 71.88 percent(1 242/1 728) and 28.13 percent(486/1 728) respectively.Conclusions The hand hygiene compliance rate among medical staff in a tertiary hospital is low,and the main reason is that the medical staff has a deficient recognition for the significance of hand hygiene.The comprehensive measures should be taken to improve the hand hygiene compliance rate among medical staff.