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Table 1 Demographic information of the study participants

From: Hand hygiene knowledge, attitude, barriers and improvement measures among healthcare workers in the Republic of Korea: a cross-sectional survey exploring interprofessional differences

Characteristics

Categories

Total (N = 1046)

Occupational categories

Nurse (nurse and nursing assistant)

734 (70.2)

Physician (intern, resident, and specialists)

203 (19.4)

Other healthcare workers (medical engineers, transport agents, and others)

109 (10.4)

Working area

Inpatient wards

363 (49.9)

Outpatient clinic

143 (19.6)

Emergency department

32 (4.4)

Intensive care unit

81 (11.1)

Others

109 (15.0)

Gender

Female

855 (81.9)

Age groups

20–29

410 (39.4)

30–39

306 (29.4)

40–49

245 (23.6)

50–59

79 (7.6)

Working experience

< 6 months

80 (9.5)

≤ 6 months to < 1 year

42 (5.0)

≤ 1 year to < 3 years

119 (14.1)

≤ 3 years to < 5 years

104 (12.3)

≤ 5 years to < 10 years

148 (17.6)

≤ 10 years to < 20 years

188 (22.3)

≥ 20 years

162 (19.2)

Allergy to alcohol hand sanitiser

Yes

117 (11.3)

  1. Data are expressed as numbers (%) unless otherwise specified