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Table 2 Guidelines applicability average degree compared to its protective value (“protecting me” and “prevent contagion”) (N = 242)

From: A mixed-methods sequential explanatory design comparison between COVID-19 infection control guidelines’ applicability and their protective value as perceived by Israeli healthcare workers, and healthcare executives’ response

Guideline

Applicable

Protect/Prevent Contagion

Test Statistic (S)a

p-value

Adjusted pb

Hand hygiene

4.5

4.0

4122.5

<.0001

<.0001

Gloves and gown

3.9

3.7

960.0

0.02

0.20

Signage at entrance

4.4

3.8

3190.5

<.0001

<.0001

Alcohol rub sanitizers at entrance

4.3

4.0

1593.5

<.0001

<.0001

Mask for symptomatic patients

3.8

3.9

− 446.0

0.20

0.89

Mask for contact with symptomatic patients

4.3

3.9

1923.5

<.0001

<.0001

Prohibited gathering over 10 people

3.6

3.8

− 1020.5

0.004

0.04

Maintaining a distance of 2 m’

3.0

3.7

− 3470.5

<.0001

<.0001

Questioning at entrance

3.5

3.6

− 754.5

0.08

0.58

Remote services

3.9

4.4

− 2277.0

<.0001

<.0001

  1. a Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks tests
  2. b Sidak adjustment for multiple testing