Table I.

Characteristics of the study population. First semester students (NSS1), last semester students (NSS6), and nurses (RNs)

Variable	NSS1 (n=71)	NSS6 (n=46)	RN (n=84)
Age (year) Mean± SD	24.1 ± 6.7	27.8 ± 6.4	37.8 ± 11.76
Female n (%)	56 (78.9%)	40 (87%)	73 (86.9%)
Male n (%)	15 (21.1%)	6 (13%)	11 (13.1%)
Experience of work as an assistant nurse, n (%)	29 (40.8%)	34 (73.9%)
Years of working experience as a nurse, mean ± SD			10.4 ± 9.5
Formal training in hand hygiene in the last three years, n (%)	48 (67.6%)	39 (84.7%)	51 (60.7%)
Routinely used an alcohol-based hand disinfectant for hand hygiene within healthcare settings, n (%)	64 (90.1%)	46 (100%)	84 (100%)