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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Impact of WHO multimodal strategy on hand hygiene in a Tunisian hospital: quasi-experimental study.

Hajer Hannachi, Mohamed Mouadh Ben Fradj, Tasnim Meddeb, Donia Ben Hassine, Sana Rouis, Raja Ghzal, Elyes Turki, Latifa Merzougui, Dhekra Chebil

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Hajer HannachiFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Mouadh Ben FradjFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Tasnim MeddebFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Donia Ben HassineFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Sana RouisFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Raja GhzalEmergency Medicine Department, University Hospital Ibn Eljazzar, Kairouan, Tunisia.
Elyes TurkiForensic Medicine Department, University Hospital Ibn Eljazzar, Kairouan, Tunisia.
Latifa MerzouguiFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Dhekra ChebilFaculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.

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Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) multimodal strategy is a globally recognized framework designed to improve hand hygiene (HH) knowledge and compliance among healthcare workers (HCWs). Aim: Assess efficacy of WHO multimodal strategy on healthcare workers' knowledge and compliance on hand hygiene in a teaching hospital in Tunisia. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a pre- and post-intervention design was conducted. Baseline data were collected over 4 weeks, followed by a 3-month intervention period and a 4-week post-intervention assessment. To assess knowledge, a Validated WHO questionnaire was used on pre- and post-intervention (scores: 0-100%). To assess HH compliance, the WHO "Five Moments" framework observation was used. Chi-square tests evaluated categorical variables. A Results: Knowledge of major causes responsible for healthcare associated infections passed from 34 to 40.3% ( Conclusion: This study did not conclude on the efficacy of WHO HH strategy on HCWs knowledge. Whereas, a significantly increased HH compliance rate was globally observed.

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Guideline AdherenceHand HygieneHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePersonnel, HospitalAdherence InterventionsAdultCross InfectionFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesTunisiaWorld Health Organizationcompliancehand hygiene [MeSH]interventionknowledgemultimodal strategy

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