<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prasanna Mohana Bhaskaran</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammed Nawar Alotaibi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Inbaraj Susai Domnic</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhaskaran Ashokan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sudharshan Reddy Dachani</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Semmal Syed Meerasa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Osama Mohammed Alruways</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hand Hygiene Awareness and Knowledge Among Healthcare Personnel in The Dawadmi Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross- Sectional Survey Study</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">awareness</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cross infection</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hand hygiene</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Healthcare workers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Knowledge.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">June 2023</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">15</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">368-371</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction&lt;/strong&gt;: The outcome of patient care in healthcare settings is influenced predominantly by healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Hand hygiene is the single most essential component in avoiding HAIs. &lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The aim of the study is to evaluate the awareness and knowledge about hand hygiene among the healthcare personnel in the Dawadmi Region of Saudi Arabia. &lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods: &lt;/strong&gt;This cross-sectional survey study was carried out between May till September 2021. The tool (Questionnaire) was adopted from World Health Organization's Hand Hygiene Knowledge and awareness Questionnaire (revised in 2009), validated according to CROSS (Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies) check list. &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; A total of 300 participants were randomly enrolled, 60 were nursing assistants, 140 nurses, and 100 residents, were enrolled in this study. With respect to years of experience in hand washing, 123 participants had 1–5 years (41%), 6–10 years (80%), 11–20 years (77%), and greater than 30 years of participation (6.67%). Concerning the education of hand washing and hygiene, training programs were attended by 230 participants (76.67%), and 70 participants (23.33%) did not attend the latest training program conducted by each institution. Most of them (83.33%) were using alcohol for hand hygiene. &lt;strong&gt;Conclusions&lt;/strong&gt;: This study has clearly shown the requirement of an in-depth appraisal of important issues of compliance and patient safety. Educational interventions to recognize the hand hygiene opportunities, improved availability of hand hygiene facilities and multifaceted approach to tackle various barriers (poor attitude, workload, etc) of adherence are needed to be accorded priority.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Research Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">368</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prasanna Mohana Bhaskaran&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohammed Nawar Alotaibi&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Inbaraj Susai Domnic&lt;sup&gt;1,*&lt;/sup&gt;, Bhaskaran Ashokan&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Sudharshan Reddy Dachani&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;, Semmal Syed Meerasa&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Osama Mohammed Alruways&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty, College of Medicine - Al-Dawadmi Campus, Shaqra University&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Final year Medical Student, College of Medicine - Al-Dawadmi Campus, Shaqra University&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty, College of Medicine - Shaqra Campus, Shaqra University&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Faculty, College of Pharmacy - Al-Dawadmi Campus, Shaqra University&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;sup&gt;5&lt;/sup&gt;Second year Medical Student, College of Medicine - Al-Dawadmi Campus, Shaqra University&lt;/p&gt;
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