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Table 1 Distribution of the observed episodes of care

From: The combined application of hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves by nurses in a tertiary hospital: a multi methods study

 

Intensive care

Normal care

Overall

n (percentage) [95% confidence interval]

Total episodes of care

55

150

205

Episodes of care in which hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves were combined

36 (65.5) [52.3–76.6]

68 (45.3) [37.6–53.3]

104 (50.7) [43.9–57.5]

Episodes of care in which hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves were combined and indicated

30 (54.5) [41.5–67]

51 (34.0) [26.9–41.9]

81 (39.5) [33.1–46.3]

  1. Intensive Care wards n = 2, Normal Care wards n = 6