BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV1I7009,
     title={A clinical audit on the compliance on hand washing laboratory in a private university in peninsular Malaysia},
     author={Regidor III Dioso, Vitalis Ronald Eden, Lianah Samporna and Mashood Ahmad Shah},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={1},
     number={7},
     pages={63--71},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV1I7009.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Objectives: (1) Identify allied health laboratory users' compliance with hand washing and (2) evaluate effectiveness of hand washing in decreasing the spread of microorganisms found in the hands of laboratory users. Methods: The use of the bacteriostatic liquid soap in a pump dispenser, tap water that are elbow or knee operated, nail brushes to clean the fingers and nails, air dryers or paper towels thrown on waste bins after hand washing and the seven ways of hand washing were audited. Fifty participants were observed in secret. The participants included in the audit are students and laboratory instructors. The participants' washed hands were cultured immediately for the presence of microorganisms. The demographic distribution is divided into age, gender and nationality. Results: Generally, of the 50, there were more participants who complied (28 or 56%) than those who did not comply (22 or 44%) with hand washing laboratory. There were more males who complied than female and there were more Malaysians who complied than non-Malaysians. Cultured results showed that hand washing were effective in decreasing microorganism spread found in the hands of the allied health laboratory users.

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