Sentence examples for hygiene actions from inspiring English sources

The estimated number of hand hygiene actions was 0.6 hygienic handrub/HCW per day (IQR, 0-12.8/HCWs) and 2.4 hygienic handwashing/HCW per day (IQR, 0-21.9/HCWs; P=.001), respectively.

During the observation period, opportunities, indications and hand hygiene actions were recorded.

Hand hygiene actions were hand washing or use of alcohol hand rub.

Alcohol-based rubs were more frequently used in hospital A; accounting for 90%% of hand hygiene actions in hospital A, compared with 75%% of hand hygiene actions taken in hospital B. Fig. 2 Outcome of hand hygiene opportunities by hospital.

In total, 288 opportunities for hand hygiene were observed and 57 hand hygiene actions were taken; overall, 80%% of hand hygiene opportunities during the observation period were missed.

Studies have shown that being observed (the 'Hawthorn effect') can impact hand hygiene behaviours [22, 23]; therefore, this study may have overestimated the number of hand hygiene actions performed in each hospital.

In Hungarian LTCFs, the median estimated number of hand hygiene action is very low: 0.6/HCWs per day for hygienic handrub and 2.4/HCWs per day for hygienic handwashing, respectively.

The quality of the hand hygiene action was not recorded.

Fig. 1 Number of opportunities missed and where hand hygiene action was taken by hospital and indication.

This accounted 42%% of indications observed and was the indication most likely to result in a hand hygiene action being taken.

In addition, the WHO observation tool was restricted in what it collected, so data was not available regarding the distribution of gloves or the quality of the hand hygiene action [19].