Characteristic | Hand hygiene adherence | ||
---|---|---|---|
[Number adherent/number of observations (%)] | |||
Baseline | Post-intervention | P c | |
Total | 21/1000 (2.1%) | 127/1000 (12.7%) | <0.001 |
Location of observation | |||
Emergency dept. | 11/217 (5.1%) | 62/250 (24.8%) | <0.001 |
Medicine ward | 4/265 (1.5%) | 25/250 (10.0%) | <0.001 |
OB/GYNa ward | 3/200 (1.5%) | 23/250 (9.2%) | <0.001 |
Surgery ward | 3/318 (0.9%) | 17/250 (6.8%) | <0.001 |
Type of HCW | |||
Attending | 2/69 (2.9%) | 4/69 (5.8%) | 0.40 |
Resident | 7/436 (1.6%) | 30/211 (14.2%) | <0.001 |
Medical student | 3/291 (1.0%) | 20/254 (7.9%) | <0.001 |
Nurse | 5/144 (3.5%) | 62/322 (19.3%) | <0.001 |
Other HCWsb | 4/60 (6.7%) | 11/144 (7.6%) | 0.81 |
Timing | |||
During attending rounds | 5/351 (1.4%) | 9/205 (4.4%) | 0.03 |
Not during rounds | 16/649 (2.5%) | 118/795 (14.8%) | <0.001 |
Patient contact | |||
Before patient contact | 3/398 (0.8%) | 25/250 (10.0%) | <0.001 |
After patient contact | 18/602 (3.0%) | 102/750 (13.6%) | <0.001 |