Research Article
Nurses Practice of Hand Hygiene in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study
Table 2
Observational hand hygiene practice of Nurses in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital [HFSUH], Harari, Eastern Ethiopia, 2017.
| | Opportunities | HH action | Compliance (%) |
| Indication | | | | Before touching a patient | 981 | 153 | 15.6 | Before clean/aseptic procedure | 576 | 132 | 22.9 | After body fluid exposure risk | 463 | 100 | 21.6 | After touching a patient | 943 | 179 | 19 | After touching patient surroundings | 939 | 168 | 17.9 | Over all | 3902 | 732 | 18.7 | Shift | | | | Morning | 1354 | 253 | 18.7 | Afternoon | 1121 | 199 | 17.8 | Night | 1427 | 280 | 19.6 | Ward | | | | Medical | 638 | 105 | 16.5 | Surgical | 750 | 134 | 17.9 | Pediatrics | 505 | 105 | 20.8 | Maternity | 511 | 104 | 20.4 | ICU | 717 | 163 | 22.7 | Emergency | 781 | 121 | 15.5 |
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