Table 1: Summary of literature search history.
| Date search was conducted | Databases searched | Search terms | Search limiters |
| 12 March - 30 May 2016 | The Cochrane Library - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Wiley interface 1998 onwards) |
'HAND HYGIENE or handwashing AND healthcare workers OR nurses OR healthcare personnel AND developing countries OR low-income countries AND hand decontamination' |
Title, Abstract, Keywords in Trials; 2005-2016 |
| 26 April - 7 July 2016 | CINAHL (Ebsco HOST) (1982 to present) | (handwashing AND hospital infections AND hand hygiene AND healthcare workers AND nosocomial infections AND hospital-acquired infections AND antiseptic hand rub OR persistent hand rub AND (developing countries or developing nations or third world or low-income countries)) AND (S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11) |
Limiters - Published Date: 20050101-20161231 Narrow by Subject Geographic: - Middle East Narrow by Subject Geographic: - Asia Narrow by Subject Geographic: - Europe Narrow by Subject Geographic: - USA Search modes - SmartText Searching |