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Table 1 Facility conditions (n = 41)

From: The current status of hand washing and glove use among care staff in Japan: its association with the education, knowledge, and attitudes of staff, and infection control by facilities

Item

Category

 

Values

Facility type

Special nursing home

n (%)

22 (53.7)

Health service facility

19 (46.3)

Capacity

Number

Mean ± SD

78.4 ± 20.92

Number of staff

Number

Mean ± SD

39.8 ± 14.78

Number of residents per staff member

Number

Mean ± SD

1.9 ± 0.37

Compliance rate with hand hygiene

Proportion

Mean ± SD

34.7 ± 16.41

Infection training

Yes

n (%)

33 (80.5)

Implementation of hand-washing evaluation

Yes

n (%)

23 (56.1)

Availability of a sink in the residents room

Yes

n (%)

25 (61.0)

Installation of alcohol-based hand-rubs

Yes

n (%)

18 (43.9)

Carrying an alcohol-based hand-rub in the pocket

Yes

n (%)

10 (24.4)

Guidance for hand washing and glove use

Score

Mean ± SD

10.0 ± 3.40