Hand hygiene practices among healthcare workers - An audit conducted in a tertiary care hospital in the central province of Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: I. K. Jayasinghe (Author), U. A. W. L. Perera (Author), S. R. Manilgama (Author), N. M. Hettiarachchi (Author), U. K. Abeywickrama (Author), U. H. J. P. Dayaratna (Author), B. G. Premaratne (Author), W. G. M. D. Amarasinghe (Author), W. L. R. Kularatne (Author), R. S. H. T. Rotuwegama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Proper hand hygiene (HH) is of utmost importance in reducing the prevalence of healthcare associated infections. The World Health Organisation (WHO) HH strategy has been shown to be the most effective approach leading to practice improvements. An audit was conducted to assess the adheren...