From: Implementation of the WHO hand hygiene strategy in Faranah regional hospital, Guinea
Variable | Baseline | Follow-up | P** | ||||
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No. of HH actions | No. (%) of HH opportunities | Compliance, % (95% CI)a | No. of HH actions | No. (%) of HH opportunities | Compliance, % (95% CI)a | ||
Overall | 91 | 384 | 23.7 (15.2–32.2) | 398 | 557 | 71.5 (63.9–79.0) | < 0.001 |
Professional category | |||||||
Medical Doctors | 76 | 147 (38.3) | 51.7 (35.5–67.9) | 203 | 237 (42.5) | 85.7 (76.7–94.6) | < 0.001 |
Nurse | 8 | 151 (39.3) | 5.3 (−1.9–12.5) | 90 | 185 (33.2) | 48.6 (34.2–63.1) | < 0.001 |
Midwife | 1 | 28 (7.3) | 3.6 (−10.4–17.6) | 0 | 14 (2.5) | 0 | 0.610 |
Technician | 6 | 34 (8.9) | 17.6 (−8.4–24.8) | 49 | 56 (10.1) | 87.5 (70.0–105.0) | < 0.001 |
Other | 0 | 24 (6.3) | 0 (0) | 56 | 65 (11.7) | 86.2 (69.2–103.6) | < 0.001 |
Indication | |||||||
Before patient contact | 42 | 120 (31.3) | 35.0 (17.9–52.1) | 109 | 133 (23.9) | 82.0 (68.8–95.1) | < 0.001 |
Before aseptic task | 5 | 44 (11.5) | 11.4 (−7.6–30.3) | 36 | 40 (7.2) | 90.0 (71.1–108.8) | < 0.001 |
After body fluid exposure risk | 7 | 21 (5.5) | 33.3 (−8.0–74.7) | 35 | 39 (7.0) | 89.7 (70.5–109.0) | 0.001 |
After patient contact | 35 | 102 (26.6) | 34.3 (16.0–53.8) | 109 | 127 (22.8) | 85.8 (73.6–98.0) | < 0.001 |
After contact with patient surroundings | 2 | 97 (25.3) | 2.1 (−3.6–7.7) | 109 | 218 (39.1) | 50.0 (36.7–63.3) | < 0.001 |