Hand Hygiene Project: A Qualitative Study on Hand Hygiene Practices

This project investigates hand hygiene practices among Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) using a qualitative research design and survey methods. The study aims to determine the frequency, methods, and materials used by HCPs when cleaning their hands before and after patient interactions. Data was collected through questionnaires, and ethical considerations such as confidentiality, voluntary participation, and safety were prioritized. Statistical analysis of the data revealed that HCPs generally wash their hands before and after patient contact, using soap, antiseptics, and clean water. The project highlights the importance of hand hygiene in preventing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) and promotes behavior change among HCPs, emphasizing the educational value of hand washing for all hospital users. The findings underscore the need for continuous reinforcement of proper hand hygiene practices within healthcare settings. Desklib provides access to similar projects and resources for students.

HAND HYGINE PROJECT
Name
Institution

Background and Rationale
 Hand washing is the cleaning of hands
 Healthcare facilities have some germs
 The germs contain diseases (Widmer,
2000).
 Germs can easily spread from one person
to the other
 All HCPs should thoroughly clean their
hands (Hartocollis, 2013).
 Survey important in studying the way
HCPs embrace hand cleanliness and
personal hygiene

Hand Cleaning Illustration

Aims and Objectives
 Survey is to:
 Study if the HCPs clean hands before
attending to patients
 Study if the HCPs clean hands after attending
to patients
 Study how often the HCPs clean hands when
attending to patients
 Study if the HCPs use clean water to wash
hands
 Study if the HCPs use soap and anticeptics to
wash hands

Illustration-Hand washing
Process

Approach/Methods
 Qualitative research design used for the
study
 Survey Method used to collect data
 Sample size used for the study to
represent the entire target population
 All participants had to meet the inclusion
criteria set for the study
 Simple random sampling procedure used

…Approach/Methods
 Data collected using questionnaires
 Each questionnaire sent to each
participant
 The questionnaires had short, open and
closed ended questions answered
 Participant had to respond to questions
then submit back the questionnaire

Fresh Water for Hand Washing

Ethical Considerations
 Survey based on ethical principles
governing research i.e.
 Ethical Principle of Confidentiality
 Ethical principle of voluntary
participation ad withdrawal
 Ethical principle of safety and harm-free
survey

Ethical Principle of Confidentiality
 All participant’s information treated with
confidence
 All the participants’ information not
leaked to any unauthorized persons
 All the participants'’ information only
used for this research
 Future use of the participants’
information done under their consent

Ethical Principle of Voluntary
Participation
 Participation in the survey done on
voluntary basis
 No one forced to participate, but only do
so at will (Silverman, 2016).
 Anyone who wishes to withdraw from the
survey allowed to do so at any time

Using Soap to wash Hand