Assessment of the appropriateness of hand surface coverage for health care workers according to World Health Organization hand hygiene guidelines

Abstract

We monitored hand surface coverage technique in health care workers in a tertiary care hospital using a 5-item hand hygiene assessment tool based on World Health Organization guidelines. Overall hand hygiene compliance was 86.7% (4,300/4,960). Appropriate hand surface coverage was observed in only 7.9% (182/2,297) of hand hygiene procedures.

Keywords: Appropriate hand surface coverage; Hand hygiene; Hand hygiene assessment; Hand surface coverage.