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Hand washing with soap and water together with behavioural recommendations prevents infections in common work environment: an open cluster-randomized trial

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Title
Hand washing with soap and water together with behavioural recommendations prevents infections in common work environment: an open cluster-randomized trial
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Trials, January 2012
DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-13-10
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Authors

Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Jaason Haapakoski, Piia A Peltola, Thedi Ziegler, Terttu Korpela, Pirjo Anttila, Ali Amiryousefi, Pentti Huovinen, Markku Huvinen, Heikki Noronen, Pia Riikkala, Merja Roivainen, Petri Ruutu, Juha Teirilä, Erkki Vartiainen, Tapani Hovi

Abstract

Hand hygiene is considered as an important means of infection control. We explored whether guided hand hygiene together with transmission-limiting behaviour reduces infection episodes and lost days of work in a common work environment in an open cluster-randomized 3-arm intervention trial.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 130 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 19 14%
Student > Master 19 14%
Student > Bachelor 19 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 9 7%
Other 24 18%
Unknown 34 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 33 25%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 8%
Social Sciences 8 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 6%
Environmental Science 7 5%
Other 21 16%
Unknown 45 34%