Will healthcare workers improve infection prevention and control behaviors as COVID-19 risk emerges and increases, in China?

Lai, Xiaoquan; Wang, Xuemei; Yang, Qiuxia; Xu, Xiaojun; Tang, Yuqing; Liu, Chenxi; Tan, Li; Lai, Ruying; Wang, He; Zhang, Xinping; Zhou, Qian; Chen, Hao

doi:10.1186/s13756-020-00746-1

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Table 3 Self-reported compliance in HCWs under different COVID-19 risk

From: Will healthcare workers improve infection prevention and control behaviors as COVID-19 risk emerges and increases, in China?

	Outbreak risk			Extent of risk
	Outbreak risk			Risk of contact with the confirmed and suspected patients			High-risk department			Risk of affected area
	Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	P-value	Yes	No	P-value	Yes	No	P-value
Before touching a patient	0.937	0.842	< 0.001***	0.925	0.936	0.046**	0.953	0.934	< 0.001***	0.942	0.931	0.007***
Before aseptic procedure	0.981	0.946	< 0.001***	0.973	0.982	0.003***	0.978	0.982	0.272	0.985	0.975	< 0.001***
After body fluid exposure risk	0.989	0.960	< 0.001***	0.980	0.992	< 0.001***	0.992	0.987	0.036**	0.993	0.983	< 0.001***
After touching a patient	0.966	0.905	< 0.001***	0.954	0.969	< 0.001***	0.974	0.965	0.027**	0.977	0.953	< 0.001***
After touching patient surroundings	0.929	0.843	< 0.001***	0.911	0.931	< 0.001***	0.943	0.925	0.001***	0.942	0.913	< 0.001***
Overall hand hygiene	0.962	0.903	< 0.001***	0.812	0.928	< 0.001***	0.965	0.954	< 0.001***	0.963	0.947	< 0.001***
appropriate patient placement	0.960	0.900	< 0.001***	0.932	0.973	< 0.001***	0.938	0.930	0.030**	0.928	0.932	< 0.001***
Use of mask	0.987	0.946	< 0.001***	0.982	0.989	0.002***	0.987	0.986	0.633	0.991	0.981	< 0.001***
Use of glove	0.957	0.878	< 0.001***	0.932	0.964	< 0.001***	0.961	0.956	0.278	0.970	0.942	< 0.001***
Use of goggle	0.800	0.687	< 0.001***	0.702	0.820	< 0.001***	0.826	0.794	< 0.001***	0.828	0.764	< 0.001***
Use of gown	0.829	0.728	< 0.001***	0.727	0.854	< 0.001***	0.847	0.826	0.013**	0.867	0.782	< 0.001***
use of personal protective equipment	0.895	0.813	< 0.001***	0.760	0.846	< 0.001***	0.891	0.868	< 0.001***	0.892	0.848	< 0.001***
terminal disinfection	0.957	0.905	< 0.001***	0.945	0.962	< 0.001***	0.954	0.958	0.409	0.973	0.938	< 0.001***
Report to superior	0.970	0.918	< 0.001***	0.948	0.979	< 0.001***	0.965	0.971	0.151	0.983	0.953	< 0.001***

Significance: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10

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