NURSING PROFESSIONALS' COMPLIANCE WITH HAND-WASHING: AN ANALYSIS ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL

• Main Authors: Matilde Guedes (Author), Fernanda Moura D'Almeida Miranda (Author), Eliane Cristina Sanches Maziero (Author), Fernanda Leticia Frates Cauduro (Author), Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A descriptive and analytic study, whose objective was to understand factors related to the practice of hand-washing. 40 nursing professionals from a teaching hospital in the capital of Paraná participated in the study in the period from April to May 2007. Semi-structured interviews based on the Hea...