A mHealth intervention to promote hand-washing and cell phone cleaning in medical residents of a public hospital in Peru

Conclusions: High prevalence of contamination in hands and phones in medical residents were found. Serious barriers to compliance with hand washing must be overcome. It is possible that prolonged or continuous interventions could be necessary to optimize hand washing and reduce hand and cell phones contamination.
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research