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RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 1049-1052

doi: 10.5455/rmj.20230602054203


Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq

Hanan N. Mohamad, Salma K. Jihad.


Abstract
Objective: To evaluate nurses' midwives’ practice toward hand hygiene to prevent and control infection.
Methodology: An evaluation of nurses’ midwives’ practice regarding hand hygiene in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals was done using a descriptive cross-sectional approach. The study was carried out from November 1st, 2021, and March 13th, 2022. A questionnaire was used for data collection, which were analyzed using the 25th version of the SPSS.
Results: Most of the nurses’ midwives' were those with ages ranging between 20-30 years (62%); those who were in secondary midwifery school (60%); those who lived in urban areas (91%) and those who were married (68%). Majority of nurses’ midwives exhibited moderate level regarding hand hygiene, some items exhibited poor results.
Conclusion: Nurses midwives had a poor level of knowledge about the hand hygiene related to prevent and infection control.

Key words: Evaluation, midwives’, hand hygiene.


 
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Mohamad HN, Jihad SK. Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 1049-1052.

doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad HN, Jihad SK. Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=155529 [Access: June 26, 2026].

doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad HN, Jihad SK. Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. RMJ. 2023; 48(4): 1049-1052.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad HN, Jihad SK. Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. RMJ. (2023), [cited June 26, 2026]; 48(4): 1049-1052.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad, H. N. & Jihad, . S. K. (2023) Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. RMJ, 48 (4), 1049-1052.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad, Hanan N., and Salma K. Jihad. 2023. Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (4), 1049-1052.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad, Hanan N., and Salma K. Jihad. "Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48 (2023), 1049-1052.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad, Hanan N., and Salma K. Jihad. "Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq." Rawal Medical Journal 48.4 (2023), 1049-1052. Print.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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Mohamad, H. N. & Jihad, . S. K. (2023) Evaluating hand hygiene by nurses' midwives to prevent and control infection in Al Najaf Ashraf City Hospitals, Iraq. Rawal Medical Journal, 48 (4), 1049-1052.


doi:10.5455/rmj.20230602054203

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