The study, run over six months across 104 healthcare facilities in 29 states of India, evaluated and improved hand hygiene practice among healthcare workers in COVID intensive care units (ICUs) and wards. Hand hygiene is a critical part of preventing healthcare-associated infections, including the transmission of COVID-19.
Conducted in public and private hospitals and led by JIPMER, the study used Ibhar's mobile application, built on WHO's 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene, to run audits at the bedside.
The key measures were the Hand Hygiene Total Adherence Rate (HHTAR) and the Hand Hygiene Complete Adherence Rate (HHCAR), compared across zones, types of institution, professions and WHO moments to show where adherence was strong and where it needed work.
The results are published in the American Journal of Infection Control and the Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology.
Read more about Ibhar's infection control software and our published research.