Table 1 General characteristics of 222 participating hospitals in the study
| Number (%) |
IPCAF score Median (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital type | ||
| Secondary care | 125 (56.3) | 655 (600–692.5) |
| Tertiary care | 97 (43.7) | 720 (682–740) |
| Region | ||
| Hangzhou | 34 (15.3) | 686 (615–730.5) |
| Ningbo | 38 (17.1) | 682.5 (642.5–718) |
| Wenzhou | 19 (8.6) | 632.5 (592.5–720) |
| Shaoxing | 21 (9.5) | 705 (632.5–722.5) |
| Huzhou | 13 (5.9) | 692.5 (636–731) |
| Jiaxing | 16 (7.2) | 712.5 (645.5–738) |
| Jinhua | 27 (12.2) | 681 (605–737.5) |
| Quzhou | 10 (4.5) | 695 (687.5–731) |
| Taizhou | 19 (8.6) | 657.5 (600–727.5) |
| Lishui | 17 (7.7) | 657.5 (624–681) |
| Zhoushan | 8 (3.6) | 650 (549–686) |
| Hospital size | ||
| 100–350 beds | 85 (38.3) | 645 (594–686) |
| 351–700 beds | 65 (29.3) | 681 (619–721) |
| 701–100 beds | 31 (14.0) | 697.5 (665–735) |
| ≥ 1001 beds | 41 (18.5) | 730 (710–755) |
| Independent IPC department | ||
| Yes | 211 (95.0) | 685 (632.5–725) |
| No | 11 (5.0) | 572.5 (532.5–645) |
| Establishing date of IPC department (n = 211) | ||
| < 5 years | 19 (9.0) | 642.5 (587.5–692.5) |
| 5–15 years | 59 (28.0) | 665 (607.5–705) |
| 16–30 years | 123 (58.3) | 697.5 (657.5–730) |
| ≥ 31 years | 10 (4.7) | 720 (650–737) |
| Number of infection preventionists | ||
| 0–2 | 112 (50.5) | 645 (587.5–684.5) |
| 3–5 | 86 (38.7) | 710 (667–732.5) |
| ≥ 6 | 24 (10.8) | 734 (720–757) |