Análise da higienização das mãos pelos profissionais de saúde em ambiente hospitalar.

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infection remains a major problem in hospital environment, affecting about 5 to 10% of patients, with the hands of health professionals one of the main routes of transmission, especially among patients. Thus, proper hand hygiene is seen as the most

important strategy to prevent nosocomial infections, and it is necessary to evaluate it to make it more effective. This present research aims to evaluate the practice of

hand hygiene among health professionals at the University Hospital Alcides Carneiro – HUAC, as well as the type of technique most used in sanitization of hands; to correlate the habit of hand hygiene and the moments in which it is performed; verify the effectiveness of the media used for information and evaluate the knowledge of the participants about the protocol on the correct hand washing. It consisted of a cross-sectional and cross-sectional study with analysis of data obtained by questionnaire, prepared by this team, delivered to HUAC health professionals. Data were analyzed using the SPSS program. version 20.0, with the numeric variables evaluated using the Student t test and the categorical through the chi-square test. Of the 111 (48 men and 63 women) interviewees, it was observed that women have greater adherence to sanitization of hands; the technique with soap and water was the most used (98.2%); The greater hygiene occurred before performing aseptic procedures and cleaning (98.1%) and after risk exposure to body fluids (98.1%). You professionals agree that the increase in alcohol dispensers and information on hospital premises is required. hand hygiene by HUAC health professionals has an excellent adherence, being consistent with what the literature recommends.