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A Method to Test the Efficacy of Handwashing for the Removal of Emerging Infectious Pathogens
Published on: June 7, 2017
Saving time and resources: observational research to support adoption of a hand hygiene promotion campaign
Michael Mackert1, Allison Lazard2, Ming-Ching Liang2
1Stan Richards School of Advertising and Public Relations, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; Center for Health Communication, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX.
Abstract:
Hand hygiene is the most effective way to prevent the spread of health care-associated infections, but many facilities may not have the resources or expertise to develop their own hand hygiene promotion campaign. This observational study demonstrated that a campaign developed for 1 facility could successfully contribute to behavior change at another, unrelated facility. It serves as a model and evidence that health care facilities can successfully adopt hand hygiene promotion campaigns developed and validated at other facilities.
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