[Investigation on compliance of hand hygiene of healthcare workers].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the hand hygiene (HH) compliance and its influencing factors in order to improve the HH of healthcare workers (HCWs).


METHODS
HH compliance of HCWs in randomly sampled departments in our hospital was observed and recorded single-blindly by specially-trained staffs using a uniform method.


RESULTS
The total compliance rate of HH of HCWs was 30.2%, which varied among different departments and posts, and working areas. It was significantly higher in ward doctors than in outpatient physicians (P < 0.01). However, the compliance was not significantly different among nurses in different departments (P > 0.05). The compliance of HH of HCWs after surgical procedures (40.4%) was significantly higher than that before procedures (19.6%) (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The compliance of HH of HCWs remains low, which is somehow affected by factors such as departments, posts, and treatment modes.
Li
Liu-Yi
LY
Department of Infection Control, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China. lucyliuyi@263.net
Zhao
Yan-Chun
YC
Jia
Jian-Xia
JX
Zhao
Xiu-Li
XL
Jia
Hui-Xue
HX
D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*