@article{Alvim_Araújo_Silva_Araújo_Paulino_Dutra_Faria_Batista_2023, title={Hand hygiene in emergency care: cross-sectional study on adherence and behavior of the team}, volume={8}, url={https://periodicos.ufpi.br/index.php/repis/article/view/3900}, DOI={10.26694/repis.v8i1.3900}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Healthcare professionals working in emergency care perform hand hygiene on few occasions when in contact with the patient and/or nearby areas.<strong> Aim</strong>: To verify adherence and behavior of healthcare professionals regarding hand hygiene practices in emergency care.<strong> Outlining: </strong>Cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study conducted with 39 healthcare professionals working in emergency care. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression.<strong> Results: </strong>A total of 230 observations were made during day and night shifts. The majority did not use adornments during their workday (81.0%). The adherence rate was 33.0%, with the lowest frequency before performing aseptic procedures (24.0%) and before contacting the patient (27.1%). Nurses stood out among the evaluated professionals (39.5%). There was no statistical difference between the products used for handhygiene and the adherence rate (p=0.20).<strong> Implications: </strong>It is necessary to implement  strategies to sensitize healthcare professionals about hand hygiene, as the participants’ performance was low.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Revista Prevenção de Infecção e Saúde}, author={Alvim, Andre Luiz Silva and Araújo, Cristiane and Silva , Claudilene Fernandes da and Araújo, Camila Ribeiro and Paulino, Yuri Neves Arantes and Dutra, Herica Silva and Faria, Luciane Ribeiro de and Batista, Odinéa Maria Amorim}, year={2023}, month={abr.} }