Table 1 Compliance with hand hygiene and appropriate technique, by profession, sex and hand hygiene moments
From: Hand hygiene compliance in a Brazilian COVID-19 unit: the impact of moments and contact precautions
Variables | Opportunities | Actions | Compliance (%) | 95% CI | Adequate technique | Compliance with adequate technique (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professional category | |||||||
Nurses | 246 | 79 | 32.1 | (26.3–38.0) | 16 | 20.3 | (11.4–29.1) |
Nursing assistants | 694 | 166 | 23.9 | (20.8–27.1) | 2 | 1.2 | (0.0–2.9) |
Physiotherapists | 137 | 40 | 29.2 | (21.6–36.8) | 0 | 0.0 | (0.0–0.0) |
Physicians | 108 | 29 | 26.9 | (18.5–35.2) | 1 | 3.5 | (0.0–10.1) |
Sex | |||||||
Male | 378 | 110 | 29.1 | (24.5–33.7) | 6 | 5.5 | (1.2–9.7) |
Female | 807 | 204 | 25.3 | (22.3–28.3) | 13 | 6.4 | (3.0–9.7) |
Moments | |||||||
Before touching a patient | 229 | 9 | 3.9 | (1.4–6.5) | 0 | 0.0 | (0.0–0.0) |
Before clean/aseptic procedures | 160 | 3 | 1.9 | (0.0–4.0) | 0 | 0.0 | (0.0–0.0) |
After body fluid exposure/risk | 201 | 44 | 21.9 | (16.2–27.6) | 1 | 2.3 | (0.0–6.7) |
After touching a patient | 178 | 59 | 33.2 | (26.2–40.1) | 5 | 8.5 | (1.4–15.6) |
After touching patient surroundings | 86 | 33 | 38.4 | (28.1–48.7) | 2 | 6.1 | (0.0–14.2) |
Before putting on PPE | 164 | 25 | 15.2 | (9.7–20.8) | 0 | 0.0 | (0.0–0.0) |
After removing PPE | 167 | 141 | 84.4 | (78.9–89.9) | 11 | 7.8 | (3.4–12.2) |
Shift | |||||||
Morning | 614 | 187 | 30.5 | (26.8–31.1) | 12 | 6.4 | (2.9–9.9) |
Afternoon | 314 | 76 | 24.2 | (19.5–28.9) | 1 | 1.3 | (0–3.9) |
Night | 257 | 51 | 19.8 | (15.0–24.7) | 6 | 11.8 | (2.9–20.6) |
Glove use | |||||||
No | 776 | 313 | 40.3 | (36.9–43.8) | 19 | 6.1 | (3.4–8.7) |
Yes | 409 | 1 | 0.2 | (0–0.7) | 0 | 0 | (0–0) |
Total | 1185 | 314 | 26.5 | (24.0–29.0) | 19 | 6.1 | (3.4–8.7) |