Hand hygiene: the impact of incentive strategies on adherence among healthcare workers from a newborn intensive care unit Higienización de las manos: el impacto de estrategias que incentiven la adhesión entre los profesionales de la salud de una unidad de terapia intensiva neonatal Higienização das mãos: o impacto de estratégias de incentivo à adesão entre profissionais de saúde de uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal

• Main Authors: Zilah Cândida Pereira das Neves (Author), Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple (Author), Adenícia Custódia Silva e Souza (Author), Milca Severino Pereira (Author), Dulcelene de Sousa Melo (Author), Lucimar Rodrigues Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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We carried out a before-after non-controlled intervention study to assess the impact of different handwashing strategies in health care workers at a neonatal ICU in Goiânia - Goiás, Brazil. All ethical aspects were considered. Data was collected by using a check list in order to register hand hygi...