Infection prevention and control practices among pediatric family caregivers during respiratory viral season and an enteric outbreak
We audited family caregivers' hand hygiene (HH) and masking practices at a pediatric tertiary care center during a period of increased community viral circulation and an enteric outbreak. Observed HH rates were below 5%, whereas masking was above 90%. Awareness of practices can inform strategies in caregiver infection prevention education.
Authors
- Meghan Engbretson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2127-1021)
- Nisha Thampi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-6277)
- Aparna Darbha
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (CA)
- Infection Prevention Society (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.53
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00