|
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
|
- aOB/GYN: obstetrics and gynecology; bHCW: health care worker; c P-value between pre and post intervention period.
