Determinants of hand hygiene non-compliance in a cardiac center in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To evaluate the baseline hand hygiene non-compliance rate, and identify the factors associated with non-compliance in a cardiac center in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This observational study was conducted in Prince Sultan Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a 176 beds specialized cardiac center. In total, 6,022 observations were recorded by using the Infection Control Link Nurse program from all the high and non-high risk areas from October to December 2012.