Hand contamination and hand hygiene knowledge and practices among commercial transport users, Enugu State, Nigeria

Hand hygiene practice (HHP) and hand contamination as a critical component of infection prevention and control were investigated among commercial drivers and passengers in Nsukk and Enugu towns to determine their knowledge attitude/belief and practices regarding hand hygiene and the degree of hand contaminationn. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey to gather data samples from 600 transports from ten commercial transport parks. Also 100 hand swabswere taken to examine the dominant hand contamination levels. The data from questionnaire response, and percentage bacterial and fungal species contamination by motor parks are provided here., Hand hygiene practice (HHP) and hand contamination as a critical component of infection prevention and control were investigated among commercial drivers and passengers in Nsukka and Enugu towns to determine their knowledge attitude/belief and practices regarding hand hygiene and the degree of hand contamination. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey to gather data samples from 600 transports from ten commercial transport parks (five parks and 300 samples from each of the two towns). Also 100 dominant hand swabs samples,50 from each town, were taken and examined for contamination levels. The data from questionnaire response, and percentage bacterial and fungal species contamination by motor parks are provided here., , # Hand contamination and hand hygiene knowledge and practices among commercial transport users, Enugu State, Nigeria

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Hand hygiene practice (HHP) and hand contamination as a critical component of infection prevention and control were investigated among commercial drivers and passengers in Nsukka and Enugu towns to determine their knowledge attitude/belief and practices regarding hand hygiene and the degree of hand contamination. The study used a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey to gather data samples from 600 transports from ten commercial transport parks (five parks and 300 samples from each of the two towns). Also 100 dominant hand swabs samples,50 from each town, were taken and examined for contamination levels. The data from questionnaire response, and percentage bacterial and fungal species contamination by motor parks are provided here....