HANDWASHING: 20 YEARS OF DIVERGENCES BETWEEN PRACTICE AND THEORY

Authors

  • Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná-Brasil
  • Fabiana C Pimenta Universidade Federal de Goiás – Goiânia- Brasil
  • Marinésia A P Palos Universidade Federal de Goiás Goiânia-Brasil
  • Silvia Rita Marin da Silva Universidade de São Paulo – São Paulo-Brasil
  • Elucir Gir Universidade de São Paulo – São Paulo-Brasil

Keywords:

Handwashing, adherence, behavior, health professionals

Abstract

Handwashing is related to the prevention of health hazards and has been a research issue. This retrospective, twenty-year literature review of publications -available at PubMed database- aimed to characterize scientific reports on handwashing (HW), and contextualize divergences between practice and theory. The results show behavior, habit and environment interference as well as care context explain the low adherence to this practice, besides the need to understand and transform reality, minimizing the evidenced divergences.

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Published

2009-05-14

How to Cite

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Drehmer de Almeida Cruz E, Pimenta FC, Palos MAP, Marin da Silva SR, Gir E. HANDWASHING: 20 YEARS OF DIVERGENCES BETWEEN PRACTICE AND THEORY. Cienc enferm [Internet]. 2009May14 [cited 2024Nov.24];15(1). Available from: https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/cienciayenfermeria/article/view/12786

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Artículos
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