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<strong>WHO</strong> GUIDELINES ON HAND HYGIENE IN HEALTH CARE
Table I.16.2
Hand hygiene adherence by health-care workers (1981–June 2008) (Cont.)
Reference Year Setting Before/
after
contact
Adherence
baseline
(%)
Adherence
after
intervention
(%)
Intervention
Larson, Albrecht & 2005 Pediatric
O’Keefe 654 ER and
PICU
Jenner et al. 691 2006 Medical,
surgical
wards
B/A 38.4 — —
B/A — —
Maury et al. 692 2006 MICU NS 47.1 55.2 Announcement of observations
(compared to covert observation at
baseline)
Furtado et al. 693 2006 2 MSI-
CUs
B/A 22.2 / 42.6 — —
das Neves et al. 694 2006 NICU B/A 62.2 61.2 Posters, musical parodies on radio,
slogans
Hayden et al. 140 2006 MICU B/A 29 43 Wall dispensers, education, brouchures,
buttons, posters
Sacar et al. 695 2006 Hospitalwide
Berhe, Edmond & 2006 MICU,
Bearman 696 SICU
Girou et al. 655 2006 Rehab
institution-wide
B/A 45.1 — —
B/A 31.8 / 50 39 / 50.3 Performance feedback
B/A 60.8 — —
Eckmanns et al. 736 2006 ICU B/A 29 45 Announcement of observations
(compared to covert observation at
baseline)
Santana et al. 698 2007 MSICU B/A 18.3 20.8 Introduction of alcohol-based handrub
dispensers, posters, stickers, education
Swoboda et al. 699 2007 IMCU A 19.1 25.6 Voice prompts if failure to handrub
Novoa et al. 700 2007 Hospitalwide
B/A 20 — —
Barbut et a. 496 2007 MICU B/A 53 / 63 / 68 — 3 different handrub products
Trick et al. 701 2007 3 study
hospitals,
one
control,
hospitalwide
A 23 / 30 / 35
/ 32
46 / 50 / 43
/ 31
Increase in handrub availability,
education, poster
Dedrick et al. 702 2007 ICU A 45.1 — —
Noritomi et al. 650 2007 Multidisciplinary
ICU
Pan et al. 703 2007 Hospitalwide
B/A 27.9 — —
B/A 19.6 — —
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