title: Moments for hand hygiene in Material and Sterilization Center.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to characterize the moments when there is a need for hand hygiene (HH) by employees who work in Material and Sterilization Center (MSC).
  
  
  METHODS
  we conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study in the MSC of a large hospital, from July to November 2012, in Goiânia, state of Goiás, Brazil. Data obtained through observation of workers, following a previously evaluated and tested checklist.
  
  
  RESULTS
  to the dirty area, standardized moments of HH were enough. In the clean area, "Extra moments with indication" for HH, resulting from the work process, such as: after disinfecting benches, after verification and inventory of consigned products, before assembling boxes/trays, before loading and unloading the autoclave, before handling and distributing health care products, among others, were necessary.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the moments of HH in the dirty area coincide with indications of the clinical practice; and, in the clean area, characteristic moments of the work process were captured.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francine Vieira
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Pires
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anaclara Ferreira Veiga
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Tipple
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucimara Rodrigues de
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Adenícia Custódia Silva E
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Milca Severino
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data