KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICE OF HAND WASHING AMONG HEALTH STAFF AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 2011-2020: A SCOPING REVIEW
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Abstract
Objective of the study was to review knowledge, practice of hand washing among health staff and
some related factors in developing countries during 2011-2020. Sduty design was a scoping review.
The number of reviewed articles were 37 including international and Vietnam papers. Results shown
that the knowledge in hand washing among healt staff was rather good (range 54-94.5%). Nurses
was more frequently to have hand washing than that of doctors. Factors such as difficult to access
to hand washing facilities, overload of patients and works, lack of soap and alcol fluid. Contributed
to the reduction of hand washing. Other factors such as training, availability and access to hygiene
facilities were to increase the rate of hand washing among health staff. To increase hand washing
among health staff, these factors should be considered in health facilities.
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Keywords
Knowledge, practice, influencing factors, hand washing, health staff, developing countries, 2011-2020.
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