Safe and respectful? Birth attendants’ hand hygiene compliance and its determinants using nationally representative data from Kenya, Malawi and Nepal
Low hand hygiene compliance during birth, especially before aseptic procedures, can lead to healthcare-associated infections with serious consequences for mothers and newborns. Future research should investigate further the association between effective communication and hand hygiene.
Authors
- Giorgia Gon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9741-7712)
- Lucia Dansero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-5378)
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-025-01634-2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00