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Table 2 Hand hygiene compliance among HCWs in Benin

From: Hand hygiene in surgery in Benin: opportunities and challenges

Characteristics

Hand Hygiene opportunities (n)

Hand Hygiene actions (na)

% Compliance

P value

Overall Wards

1315

438

33.3

 

 Surgery visceral

841

204

24.3

P < 0.001

 Maternity

474

234

49.4

 

Professional category

 Physician

139

45

32.4

P = .705

 Nurses

752

257

34.2

 

 Auxiliary nurse

385

126

32.7

 

 Others

39

10

25.6

 

Sex

 Male

671

177

26.4

P < 0.001

 Female

644

261

40.5

 

Shift

    

 Morning

1161

376

32.4

P = .113

 Afternoon

142

56

39.4

 

 Night

12

6

50.0

 

WHO five moments

 Moment 1

393

99

25.2

P < 0.001

 Moment 2

209

69

33.0

 

 Moment 3

77

42

54.5

 

 Moment 4

509

191

37.5

 

 Moment 5

127

37

29.1

 

Care room

 Bandage area

571

267

46.8

P < 0.001

 Hospitalization

691

139

20.1

 

 Others

53

32

60.4

 
  1. Five moments: 1-before touching patient, 2-Before clean/aseptic procedure, 3-after body fluid exposure risk, 4-after touching a patient, 5-after touching patient surroundings.