Health care workers' knowledge and perceptions on WHO hand hygiene guidelines, and the perceived barriers to compliance with hand hygiene in Cyprus

• Principais autores: Despo Constantinou (Autor), Ioannis Leontiou (Autor), Meropi Mpouzika (Autor), Koralia Michail (Autor), Nikos Middletton (Autor), Anastasios Merkouris (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hand hygiene (HH) is recognized as an important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs, and assists significantly in preventing healthcare-associated infections. HH compliance among health care workers (HCWs) is a result of their knowledge and perceptions. Aim To inve...