Patient, family, and visitor hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices at pediatric and maternity hospitals: A descriptive study.

Background: Patient, family, and visitor hand hygiene can prevent health care-associated infections, but little is known about their hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices. We aimed to assess patient, family, and visitor hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices at a pediatric and maternity hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Methods: Surveys based on the Theoretical Domains Framework were distributed to patients, families, and visitors to provide cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative data.