Abstract
Introduction: Hand hygiene being a simple action, compliance among health care workers is < 40%. one such effort is introduction of my moments for hand hygiene. Aim & Objective: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practise of hand hygiene practices among interns. Material & Methods: Study was conducted during Covid19 period (April to June 2020.) A questionnaire based on WHO's concept of Five Moments for Hand Hygiene was used to evaluate awareness of indications for hand hygiene and compliance was observed during Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) sessions. Observations & Results: 105 interns were taken for the study. 66 males (63%) and 39 females (37%) participated voluntarily. 5 internees three males and two females have not cooperated during the study. Discussion: 57.3% of positive indications for hand hygiene were correctly identified & 42.53% students were not sure about these moments which had similar findings with Mann and Wood.
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