Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020
Objective: Hand washing with soap and water is the single most weapon against infectious agents. Proper hand washing is not only reduces nosocomial infection, but also prevents the spread of current global concern Novel Corona viruses (COVID-19) and other viral illnesses like cold and flu. Therefore...
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| author | Haileyesus Gedamu Teshager W/giorgis Getasew Tesfa Yilkal Tafere Minichil Genet |
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| description | Objective: Hand washing with soap and water is the single most weapon against infectious agents. Proper hand washing is not only reduces nosocomial infection, but also prevents the spread of current global concern Novel Corona viruses (COVID-19) and other viral illnesses like cold and flu. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia. Methods: In the current meta-analysis, the target variables search from different databases, like Google Scholar, African Journals OnLine, PubMed, and Scopus. All necessary data extracted by using a standardized data extraction format. Heterogeneity across the studies was evaluated using the I2 index and Cochran's Q test. A random effect model computes to estimate the pooled proportion of hand washing practice among health care workers. Results: In this meta-analysis, we included fifteen observational studies summarize the proportional of hand washing practice among health care workers. In the current study, the pooled hand washing practices among Ethiopian was 57.87% (95% CI: 44.14–71.61). Subgroup analysis conduct to identifying the sources of heterogeneity. Conclusion: The overall pooled proportion of hand washing practice among health care workers was low. Hand washing with water and soap is recommended at least for 20 s to prevent contagious disease like Corona viruses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21baf51ae6c04351bf9b1283209d822d2022-12-21T22:30:14ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-05-0175e06972Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020Haileyesus Gedamu0Teshager W/giorgis1Getasew Tesfa2Yilkal Tafere3Minichil Genet4Adult Health Nursing Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia; Corresponding author.Adult Health Nursing Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaPediatric Nursing Department, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaPublic Health Department, Debremarkos University, Debremarkos, EthiopiaNursing Department, Bahir Dar Health Science College, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaObjective: Hand washing with soap and water is the single most weapon against infectious agents. Proper hand washing is not only reduces nosocomial infection, but also prevents the spread of current global concern Novel Corona viruses (COVID-19) and other viral illnesses like cold and flu. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia. Methods: In the current meta-analysis, the target variables search from different databases, like Google Scholar, African Journals OnLine, PubMed, and Scopus. All necessary data extracted by using a standardized data extraction format. Heterogeneity across the studies was evaluated using the I2 index and Cochran's Q test. A random effect model computes to estimate the pooled proportion of hand washing practice among health care workers. Results: In this meta-analysis, we included fifteen observational studies summarize the proportional of hand washing practice among health care workers. In the current study, the pooled hand washing practices among Ethiopian was 57.87% (95% CI: 44.14–71.61). Subgroup analysis conduct to identifying the sources of heterogeneity. Conclusion: The overall pooled proportion of hand washing practice among health care workers was low. Hand washing with water and soap is recommended at least for 20 s to prevent contagious disease like Corona viruses.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021010756Health care workersHand washing practiceMeta-analysisEthiopia |
| spellingShingle | Haileyesus Gedamu Teshager W/giorgis Getasew Tesfa Yilkal Tafere Minichil Genet Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020 Heliyon Health care workers Hand washing practice Meta-analysis Ethiopia |
| title | Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020 |
| title_full | Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020 |
| title_short | Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020 |
| title_sort | hand washing practice among health care workers in ethiopia systemic review and meta analysis 2020 |
| topic | Health care workers Hand washing practice Meta-analysis Ethiopia |
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