Hygiene

Hygiene

1. Hygiene in Hospitals

   • Importance
     • Basic requieremet for health
     • Prevents nosocomial infections

2. Nosocomial Infections

   • Tranmission modes
     • Patient - Patient
     • Patient - Doctor or nurse
   • Infections acquired in hospitals
   • Microorganisms
     • Resistant to conventional antibiotics
     • Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, ect

3. Risk Factors

   • Hospitalized patients
   • Imnunocompromised individuals
     • HIV/AIDS, diabetes, kidney failure
   • Common acquired disease
     • Urinary tract infections
     • Pneumonia
     • Diarrhea
     • Tuberculosis
     • HIV/AIDS

4. Prevention Measures

   • Infrastructure
     • Beds separated by appropriate distance
     • Isalation for contagious diseases
   • Space Hygiene
     • Sunlight in rooms
     • Cross ventilation
     • Daily cleaning with antiseptic solution
   • Clothing and material Hygiene
     • Bedding and uniforms : regular cleaning, sun drying, or ironing
   • Waste Disposal
     • Fluids treated with antiseptics before disposal

5. Infection Control Programs

   • Example: Implemented by Rwanda's Ministry of Health
   • Includes
     • Cleaning, hygiene and waste disposal measures
   • Designed by each hospital

6. Awareness Impact

   • Improves effectiveness of measures
   • Reduces nosocomial infection incidence