Training as an Effective Tool to Increase the Knowledge About Hand Hygiene Actions. An Evaluation Study of Training Effectiveness in Kosovo.

Introduction: Hand hygiene (HH) compliance with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines is essential to prevent bacterial transmission and infections acquired from hospital settings.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of training tool of World Health Organization's (WHOs) Hand Hygiene multi modal campaign at all public hospitals and at the University Clinical Center in Kosovo (UCCK).

Method: During February 2016, 691 questionnaires were distributed to health care workers. The data collection was conducted through a questionnaire distributed before and after training. Measurement of questions was realized through a 5 point Likert scale.

Results: The gender structure of participants turned out to be greater for women (n=571, 85%). The knowledge of health care workers differed significantly before and after the training (p<0.001), emphasizing that the impact of the training was important to improve the knowledge of participants. Thus, the average value of improvement of HCW' knowledge was about 41.66 %.

Conclusion: The findings emphasized the role of the training to improve the knowledge of participants about hand hygiene as well as prevention from infection.