Mastery of the World Health Organization’s techniques of handwashing by the nursing students at the University of Namibia

A systematic review on hand hygiene knowledge and compliance in student nurses

“…Only two of 19 studies conducted a power analysis to determine the sample size (Al Khawaldeh et al. ; Kristofina & Peneyayambeko ). Moreover, all studies used a convenience sampling technique.…”

“…; Paudel et al. ; Thakker & Jadhav ), one in Africa (Kristofina & Peneyayambeko ) and one in North America (Foote & El‐Masri ).…”

“…; Foote & El‐Masri ; Hernández‐García & Cardoso ; Kelcíkova et al. ; Kristofina & Peneyayambeko ; Nasirudeen et al. ).…”

“…). In a study by Kristofina & Peneyayambeko (), the overall HH compliance rate with handwashing among nursing students was 33.33% indicating lower compliance to HH guidelines. However, the greater number of participants or 86.3% reported washing their hand with soap and water after patient contact.…”

“…Both Ariyarathne et al. () and Kristofina & Peneyayambeko () recommended the provision of adequate facilities for appropriate HH practices and easy accessibility. Moreover, a display of information and education (IEC) materials related to HH techniques in all healthcare units can foster HH culture for the prevention of cross‐infection.…”