A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Hand Hygiene Awareness and Compliance in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Haiti.

This study demonstrates that an inexpensive and simple intervention can significantly increase HH compliance in a resource-limited NICU, which may lead to decreased rates of hospital-acquired sepsis. Parents, however, due to cultural norms as well as literacy and language barriers, need targeted educational interventions distinct from those that HCW benefit from.