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Table 3 Logistic regression related to compliance by moments, glove use, profession, sex and observation period

From: Hand hygiene compliance in a Brazilian COVID-19 unit: the impact of moments and contact precautions

Variables

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

p

Lower limit

Upper limit

Intercept

0.18

0.08

0.41

< 0.001

Moments

1-Before touching a patient (reference)

1

   

2-Before clean/aseptic procedures

1.23

0.30

4.97

0.771

3-After body fluid exposure/risk

6.49

2.93

14.37

< 0.001

4-After touching a patient

7.21

3.34

15.58

< 0.001

5-After touching patients’ surroundings

7.58

3.30

17.39

< 0.001

6-Before donning PPE

1.94

0.85

4.39

0.113

7-After doffing PPE

63.35

27.76

144.61

< 0.001

Glove use

No (reference)

1

   

Yes

0.01

0.00

0.06

< 0.001

Professional category

Physician (reference)

1

   

Nurse

2.67

1.34

5.34

0.005

Physiotherapists

2.26

1.06

4.83

0.036

Nursing assistants

1.95

1.04

3.67

0.037

Sex

Male (reference)

1

   

Female

0.93

0.63

1.35

0.689

Shift

Morning (reference)

1

   

Afternoon–morning

0.76

0.50

1.15

0.187

Night–morning

0.36

0.22

0.57

< 0.001

Night–afternoon

0.47

0.28

0.80

0.006

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