Abstract

Hand hygiene is considered one of the most important infection control measures for preventing healthcare-associated infections [1]. Hand hygiene is an important healthcare issue globally and is a singlemost cost-effective and practicalmeasure to reduce the incidence of healthcareassociated infection and the spread of antimicrobial resistance across all settings-from advanced health care systems to primary healthcare centers [2,3]. Theseinfections arethemost common adverseeventsresulting from a stay in the hospital affecting approximately 5 to 10% of hospitalized patients in the developed world, and the burden is larger in underdeveloped nations. In spite of being a very simple action, compliance with hand hygiene among health care providers is as low as less than 40%[4-6].