Hand hygiene is the simplest and effective in the prevention and control of infections related to health care. However, adherence to this practice is too low. It is considered the inadequate infrastructure of health services as one of the factors related to poor adherence. Therefore, we conducted a cross-sectional observational study to assess the hospital infrastructure, for the practice of hand hygiene. Subjects and source of information were physicians, nurses and structure of units of a hospital in northwestern Paraná. It was used for data collection and a structured instrument for the analysis, descriptive statistics. The supplies and equipment such as sinks and dispensers for the practice of hand hygiene was limited. There are gaps in infrastructure for the practice of hand hygiene which can compromise the quality of care and patient safety.
Handwashing; Health Services; Structure of Services; Cross Infection
