Table 2.
Determinants of compliance to hand hygiene measures amongst HCWs in surveyed public healthcare facilities of Tamil Nadu (N = 2733).
Characteristics | Total, N | Compliance to hand hygiene, n (%) | Adjusted Odds Ratio# (95%CI) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Designation | ||||
Doctors | 887 | 90 (10.1) | Ref | – |
Nurses | 1552 | 372 (24.0) | 2.49 (1.90–3.26) | <0.001* |
Other allied staff$ | 294 | 68 (23.1) | 2.61 (1.75–3.88) | <0.001* |
Department | ||||
General Medicine | 1475 | 221 (15.0) | Ref | – |
General Surgery | 251 | 93 (37.0) | 2.18 (1.53–3.10) | <0.001* |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 350 | 106 (30.3) | 1.75 (1.26–2.43) | 0.001* |
Paediatrics | 333 | 57 (17.1) | 1.31 (0.92–1.87) | 0.13 |
Orthopaedics | 324 | 53 (16.4) | 1.04 (0.72–1.50) | 0.83 |
Section | ||||
OPD | 1310 | 175 (13.4) | 2.05 (1.07–3.90) | 0.03* |
IPD | 1297 | 341 (26.3) | 2.64 (1.38–5.04) | 0.003* |
Procedure room | 126 | 14 (11.1) | Ref | – |
Five moments of hand hygiene | ||||
After body fluid exposure | 47 | 35 (74.5) | 15.8 (7.74–32.1) | <0.001* |
After touching the patients | 1033 | 247 (23.9) | 2.23 (1.77–2.82) | <0.001 |
After touching patient surroundings | 483 | 65 (13.5) | 1.00 (0.72–1.37) | 0.98 |
Before clean or aseptic procedure | 69 | 39 (56.5) | 8.70 (5.10–14.85) | <0.001 |
Before touching patients | 1101 | 144 (13.1) | Ref | – |
Ref - Reference value.
*p value statistically significant.
$Laboratory technicians, pharmacists.
#Clustering at the level of healthcare facility was adjusted using random-intercept model.