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Table 1 Baseline data on alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) consumption among 230 long-term care facilities (LTCFs) stratified by types of settings, Hungary, 2013

From: Use of hand hygiene agents as a surrogate marker of compliance in Hungarian long-term care facilities: first nationwide survey

Type of LTCF

Number of LTCFs n (%)

Number of healthcare workers (HCWs)

Annual consumption of ABHR in litres

Distribution of ABHR consumption, mL/HCWs per day

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

10th percentile

Median

90th percentile

General nursing homes

184 (80)

19.5 (4–150)

15.0 (0–415)

0.4

2.2

9.4

LTCFs for the physically disabled people

29 (13)

54.0 (6–136)

24.0 (0–120)

0

1.5

4.4

Psychiatric LTCFs

11 (4.8)

52.0 (23–310)

45.0 (10–565)

0.4

2.5

5.7

Rehabilitation centres

1 (0.4)

75.0 (–)

800 (–)

Other LTCFs

5 (2.2)

12.0 (5–30)

20.0 (6–33)

0. 8

3.5

4.7

Total

230

23.0 (4–310)

15.5 (0–800)

0.4

2.2

9.1