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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the students

From: Using an ultraviolet cabinet improves compliance with the World Health Organization’s hand hygiene recommendations by undergraduate medical students: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

All n = 242

Control group n = 102

Intervention group (Supervised personal feedback) n = 140

p-value

Age ± SD (years)

21.2 (±2.2)

21.0 (±1.8)

21.0 (±2.5)

0.36

Female gender

155 (64.0)

68 (66.7)

87 (62.1)

0.47

Hand hygiene personal experience before the study participation

 -Previous hand hygiene formation

13 (5.4)

5 (4.9)

8 (5.7)

0.78

 -Previous use of UV cabinet

5 (2.1)

3 (2.9)

2 (1.4)

0.35

 -Previous use of alcoholic solution for HH

57 (23.6)

25 (24.5)

32 (22.9)

0.65

  1. Results are expressed as n (%)
  2. Variables concerning the personal experience with hand hygiene before the study participation were collected on the first year as a questionnaire from each 2nd degree student (see Additional file 2)