Table 1 The characteristics of participating hospitals according to the survey year
From: Impact of national policy on hand hygiene promotion activities in hospitals in Korea
2013 | 2015 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total n. of eligible hospitals | 286 | 319 | 388 |
Total n. of participating hospitals (n, %) | 32 (11.2) | 52 (16.3) | 101 (26.0) |
Hospital type (n, %) | |||
Public | 9 (28.1) | 15 (28.9) | 26 (25.7) |
Private | 23 (71.9) | 37 (71.1) | 75 (74.3) |
Teaching status (n, %) | |||
Major teaching hospitals | 27 (84.4) | 35 (67.3) | 40 (39.6) |
Minor teaching hospitals | 5 (15.6) | 11 (21.2) | 27 (26.7) |
Nonteaching hospitals | 6 (11.5) | 34 (34.7) | |
Beds per hospitals (median) | 820 | 698 | 545 |
Infection control professional per hospital (median) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
Beds per infection control professional (median) | 309 | 281 | 178 |