A family empowerment strategy is associated with increased healthcare worker hand hygiene in a resource-limited setting.
Jeffrey I CampbellThanh Thuy PhamTrang LeThi Thu Huong DangCeleste J ChandonnetThi Hoa TruongHao DuongDuc Duat NguyenThi Huyen LeThi Ha TranThi Kim Oanh NguyenThi Minh Than HoKien Ngai LeTodd M PollackThomas J SandoraPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2021)
The introduction of a visual empowerment tool was associated with significant improvement in HH adherence among HCWs in a Vietnamese PICU. Future research should explore acceptability and barriers to use of similar tools in low- and middle-income settings.