PRACTICE QUESTIONS

YES

NO

Do you wash your hands on arrival at work?

73.7%

26.3%

Hand hygiene should be practiced routinely even if gloves are worn

81.8%

18.2%

Hands should be washed at least for - seconds

20 - 40 se

82.6%

5 - 10 secs

17.4%

Health professionals should wash their hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub before putting on or removal of gloves

92.7%

7.3%

Do you wash your hands before each contact with patients?

47.8%

52.2%

Do you moisten your hands with water before applying soap?

59.9%

40.1%

Do you sometimes use alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene

45.3%

54.7%

Do you wash your hands before leaving the hospital?

67.6%

32.4%

Do you wash your hands before and after each contact with the patients?

91.1%

8.9%

Do you propose that hand washing posters should be in every ward

83.8%

16.2%

Do you recommend that hand washing training be done quarterly for HCWs

80.1%

19.9%

Have you attended a seminar/training on hand washing in your facility?

76.1%

23.9%

Do you have sufficient knowledge of hand washing?

81.0%

19.0%

Do you dry your hands after hand hygiene?

51.8%

48.2%