Table 4 Knowledge and compliance with hand hygiene (n = 1,282)
Item | Category |  | Total | Compliant n = 436 | Noncompliant n = 846 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hand-washing methods | Soap for visibly soiled hands | n (%) | 1,114 (87.9) | 364 (84.7) | 750 (89.5) | 0.012 | |
Methods other than soap for visibly soiled hands | 154 (12.1) | 66 (15.3) | 88 (10.5) | Â | |||
A hand-rub for visibly unsoiled hands | n (%) | 395 (31.2) | 153 (35.6) | 242 (28.9) | 0.015 | ||
Methods other than a hand-rub for visibly unsoiled hands | 872 (68.8) | 277 (64.4) | 595 (71.1) | Â | |||
Infection routes | Scabies | Contact transmission | n (%) | 1,148 (91.4) | 388 (90.9) | 760 (91.7) | 0.628 |
Routes other than contact | 108 (8.6) | 39 (9.1) | 69 (8.3) | Â | |||
MRSA | Contact transmission | n (%) | 614 (49.5) | 198 (47.0) | 416 (50.8) | 0.209 | |
Routes other than contact | 626 (50.5) | 223 (53.0) | 403 (49.2) | Â | |||
Influenza | Droplet transmission | n (%) | 1,204 (95.0) | 398 (92.6) | 806 (96.3) | 0.004 | |
Routes other than droplet | 63 (5.0) | 32 (7.4) | 31 (3.7) | Â | |||
TB | Airborne transmission | n (%) | 982 (78.8) | 319 (75.6) | 663 (80.5) | 0.047 | |
Routes other than airborne | 264 (21.2) | 103 (24.4) | 161 (19.5) | Â | |||
Hepatitis B/C | Blood transmission | n (%) | 1,084 (86.3) | 356 (83.2) | 728 (87.9) | 0.020 | |
Routes other than blood | 172 (13.7) | 72 (16.8) | 100 (12.1) | Â | |||
HIV | Blood transmission | n (%) | 1,111 (88.9) | 366 (86.3) | 745 (90.2) | 0.039 | |
Routes other than blood | 139 (11.1) | 58 (13.7) | 81 (9.8) | Â | |||
Norovirus | Contact/droplet transmission | n (%) | 1,238 (98.7) | 421 (99.1) | 817 (98.6) | 0.450 | |
Routes other than contact/droplet | 16 (1.3) | 4 (0.9) | 12 (1.4) | Â | |||