A hand hygiene poster increased the likelihood men would wash their hands, according to a study in Human Communication Research. Researchers studied the hand washing behavior of 252 men aged 18 to 62 ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine has developed a number of resources to help improve hand hygiene at its organizations. One such resource is a colorful poster contrasting a normal looking hand to a hand that is ...

Male college students who were exposed to a poster about men's hand washing behavior were more likely to wash their hands than their counterparts who were not exposed to the poster, according to a ...

A hand hygiene intervention, which encouraged patients and visitors to the participating units to perform audits of health ...

Globally, inadequate hand hygiene at the point of care is a major contributor to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), she said. Talking about HAIs, Singh said that they affect an estimated 15 out ...

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles in which we will bring in an expert to address some of the misinformation we have read in various social ...

From abysmal to mediocre: Encouraging hand hygiene Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D. Dr. Eleanor Barbera ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical ...

A fluorescence test method was used to visually evaluate handwashing efficacy. Difficult-to-clean areas on skin such as skin folds and webbing between fingers were identified; specific washing ...

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Despite its importance, many myths exist, such as that using only water is enough or ...

World Hand Hygiene Day serves as a timely reminder that something as simple as handwashing can be an effective defence against infections—not just during pandemics, but also during seasonal ...