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dc.contributor.authorAkuoko, Cynthia Pomaa-
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-06T23:22:28Z-
dc.date.available2022-12-06T23:22:28Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.issn2422-8419-
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30479-
dc.descriptionSTAFF/FACULTY PUBLICATIONS (E-JOURNAL)en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Health care-associated infections (HAIs) occur worldwide and affect both developed and developing countries. Hand hygiene, including hand washing (washing hands with plain soap), hygienic hand washing (washing hands with medicated soap) and hygienic hand rubbing (use of antiseptic rubs or solutions) had been recommended as effective in preventing and controlling HAIs. Thus a mini-review was conducted to answer the question is alcoholbased hand sanitizer more effective than standard hand washing with soap and water in bacterial reduction during patient care? Two studies were reviewed which showed statistically significant difference between before and after hand rubbing with alcohol-based and hand washing with soap and water. However bacterial reduction in alcoholbased solution was higher than that of soap and water (0.85 vs 0.58). Keywords: hand hygiene, hand washing, hand rubbing, bacterial reduction DOI: 10.7176/JHMN/67-09 Publication date:October 31st 2019en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCHRISTIAN SERVICE UNIVERSITY COLLEGEen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol.67,;Vol.67,-
dc.subjecthand hygiene, hand washing, hand rubbing, bacterial reductionen_US
dc.titleBacterial Reduction of Hand Contamination: Hand Rubbing with Alcohol-Based Solution or Hand Washing with Soap and Water?en_US
dc.title.alternativeJournal of Health, Medicine and Nursingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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