Hand hygiene compliance among health care workers in a hospital

Objective To investigate hand hygiene status of health care workers(HCWs)in a hospital,and provide guides for improving hand hygiene compliance.Methods Hand hygiene intervention was adopted in a hospital between 2012 and 2014,hand hygiene compliance among HCWs and healthcare-associated infection in patients between August 1 and August 31 of each year were investigated and analyzed statistically.Results In 2102-2014,hand hygiene compliance rate of HCWs was 59.55%,62.13%,and 65.16%respectively,which showed a increased trend(χ2=10.018,P=0.002),HAI rate was 2.13%,1.48% and 1.06%respectively,which showed a decreased trend(χ2=82.377,P0.001);hand hygiene compliance rate of doctors was lower than nurses(57.97% vs65.97%);Of different hand hygiene moments,hand hygiene compliance rate was the lowest before touching apatient(41.32%),and highest after body fluid exposure(76.47%).Conclusion Comprehensive hand hygiene intervention in this hospital has achieved preliminary results,improvement of HCWs' hand compliance is helpful for preventing HAI.