Hand hygiene: A self reported practice among health care workers in tertiary health institutions in Plateau State, Nige

Authors

  • Tolulope Afolaranmi Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State Nigeria
  • Hassan I Zuwaira Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos. Jos, Plateau State
  • Nianglong Enoch N Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Plateau State
  • Adem Issac I Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Plateau State
  • Atsi Azi B Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Plateau State
  • Onyedibe Kenneth I Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos/ Jos University of Teaching Hospital Jos, Plateau State
  • Bello Danjuma A Department of Community Medicine, Jos University of Teaching Hospital Jos, Plateau State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v9i4.4743

Keywords:

Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac marker, Diabetes

Abstract

Background: Effective hand hygiene is the simplest proven and most cost effective means of reducing hospital acquired infections both among the health care providers and the receipts of health care services.

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Published

2018-05-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2018): Apr

Section

Original Research Articles

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Hand hygiene: A self reported practice among health care workers in tertiary health institutions in Plateau State, Nige. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2018 May 1 [cited 2026 Feb. 16];9(4):148-53. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/4743