Impact of hand hygiene intervention: a comparative study in health care facilities in Dodoma region, Tanzania using WHO methodology.

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Karin WiedenmayerJeremiah Seni

Abstract

Compliance with guidelines on hand hygiene (HH) is pivotal to prevent and control health-care associated infections and contributes to mitigating antimicrobial resistance. A baseline assessment in Dodoma region, Tanzania in March 2018 showed inadequate HH levels across health care facilities. We evaluated the impact of training in HH as part of a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions of "Maji kwa Afya ya Jamii" (MKAJI) project. A comparative HH assessment was conducted in June 2019 involving health care facilities under MKAJI project (n = 87 from which 98 units were assessed) vs non-MKAJI facilities (n = 85 from which 99 units were assessed). Irrespective of MKAJI interventional status, baseline assessment in March 2018 were compared to re-assessment in June 2019 in all health care facility units (unpaired comparison: 261 vs 236 units, respectively), and in facilities assessed in both surveys (paired comparison: 191 versus 191 units, respectively). The 'WHO HH Self-Assessment Framework Tool, 2010' with five indicators each counting 100 points was used. The cumulative scores stratified each health facility's unit into inadequate (0-125), basic (126-250), intermediate (251-375) or advanced (376-500) HH level (score)....Continue Reading

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