Handwashing Practices Amongst Health Workers in a Teaching Hospital‪.‬

INTRODUCTION Hospital acquired infections complicate 7-10% of hospital admissions. Haley et al. (1985) these infections result from the transmission of microorganisms from the hands of health workers in health institutions. (Haley et al, 1985; Sepehri et al., 2009; Masadeh and Jaran, 2009) The spread of these health care associated infections can be controlled if health workers wash their hands at appropriate times with soap and water. (Bischoff et al., 2000; Garner and Favero, 1986) The Guidelines for Hand washing and Hospital Environmental Control from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Hospital infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) have each highlighted specific indications for hand washing compliance (Garner and Favero, 1986; Larson and Kretzer, 1995; CDC, 2010; Garner, 1996).