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Table 1 Interviewees: sociodemographic characteristics (n = 82)

From: Beyond the hospital infection control guidelines: a qualitative study using positive deviance to characterize gray areas and to achieve efficacy and clarity in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Sociodemographic characteristics

Category

n (%)

Gender

Men

25 (30.5)

Female

57 (69.2)

Age (years)

Mean (Max, Min, SD)

35.3 (67, 18, 11.3)

Ethnicity

Jewish

62 (75.6)

Arab

20 (24.4)

Country of Origin

Israel

58 (74.4)

Other

24 (29.3)

Tenure (years)

Mean (Max, Min, SD)

8.7 (40, 1, 8.6)

Position

Nurse

47 (57.3)

Physician

14 (17.1)

Nursing aide

5 (6.1)

Nursing student

5 (6.1)

Cleaning staff

3 (3.7)

Other

8 (9.8)

Department

GICU

45 (54.9)

MICU

37 (45.1)