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    Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research.

    11(1): January - March, 2021

    ISSN 2231-1149 (Print) Available online at


    2349-2996 (Online) www.anvpublication.org
    DOI: 10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00032.X
    Asian Journal of
    Vol. 11 | Issue-01|
    January - March| 2021 Nursing Education and Research
    Home page www.ajner.com

    RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Impact of Multimodal Intervention Strategies on Compliance to


    Hand Hygiene Practices among Staff Nurses in Obstetric and
    Gynaecological Wards
    Mary VJ1, Salomi Thomas2, Suman Rao3
    1
    Tutor, Department of Child Health Nursing, St. Johns College of Nursing, Bangalore.
    2
    Associate Professor, Department of Child Health Nursing, St. Johns College of Nursing, Bangalore.
    3
    Professor and Head of NICU, St. Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore.
    *Corresponding Author Email: [email protected]
    ABSTRACT:
    Background: Hand hygiene is the most measure in the prevention of health care – associated infection (HCAI).
    Adherence to hand hygiene protocols in hospital by nurses enables in prevention and control the HCAI.
    Objective and Design: This Quasi experimental one group pre-intervention and post intervention study
    compares the compliance to hand hygiene practices before and after a multimodal interventional strategy
    Settings: Obstetrics and gynecology ward and private wards of a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore. Subject
    and Intervantion: Nurses working in the postnatal wards were enrolled in the study by purposive sampling. The
    staff nurses were observed for their hand hygiene compliance before and after a multimodal intervention
    strategy. The intervention consisted of educational initiatives, reinforcement of HICC protocol by demonstration
    and lectures, visual and verbal reminders, ensuring availability of hang hygiene solutions and individual and
    group teachings. The hand hygiene technique was scored on a validated tool. Statistical Analysis: A sample size
    of 64 nurses was needed for the study to have a power of 80% and  error of 5%. Mean pretest and post test
    scores were compared by t test. Associations with baseline variables were done by ANOVA. Outcome
    Measures: Hand hygiene compliance among staff nurses has improved significantly following multimodal
    intervention strategies from 45.31% to 65.78%. (P<0.001). There was also significant improvement in the
    techniques of hand hygiene (hand wash technique mean score improved from 5.97 + 1.284 to 8.16 + 1.158 (p <
    0.05) and hand rub technique score from 4.52 + 0.992 to 6.69 + 1.489(p < 0.05)). Hand hygiene in the private
    wards was significantly better than the common wards. Conclusion: The multimodal intervention strategy
    including constant reinforcement, training sessions and motivation improved compliance to hand hygiene
    practices among staff nurses.

    KEYWORDS: Hand hygiene, compliance, multimodal intervention, Staff Nurses.

    INTRODUCTION:
    The World Health organization [WHO] estimates that
    10-30 percent of all hospital admissions result in
    Healthcare acquired infections [HCAI] An estimated 1.4
    million people suffer from HCAI at any given time. 1 In
    the wake of the growing burden of health care associated
    Received on 02.04.2020 Modified on 06.06.2020 infections, the increasing severity of illness and
    Accepted on 21.07.2020 ©A&V Publications All right reserved
    Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 11(1):123-128.
    complexity of treatment, superimposed by multi-drug
    DOI: 10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00032.X resistant pathogen infections.2 Health care practitioners

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