Hand hygiene, perceptions amongst health-care workers in Najran hospitals and primary health-care centers: a cross sectional study

Abstract

This study evaluated the perceptions of healthcare professionals in Najran hospitals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, towards hand hygiene according to the World Health Organization (WHO) validated questionnaire. A total of 405 questionnaires were evaluated. The study participants had sufficient knowledge about the hand hygiene practices, in particular the importance of alcohol-based scrubbing in decreasing health-care associated infections. The health-care workers needed a better understanding about the infection prevention data in their particular institutions.