Table 3:
Infrastructure of hand drying
| Attribute | Infrastructure | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Storage of hand-drying item | Plastic container | 51 (12.91) |
| Autoclaved container | 177 (44.81) | |
| Paper box | 45 (11.39) | |
| Tissue rolls | 104 (26.33) | |
| Other | 25 (6.33) | |
| Drying method used | Air dry | 248 (62.78) |
| Unsterilised paper/newspaper | 36 (9.11) | |
| Sterilised paper/newspaper | 136 (34.43) | |
| Washed cloth | 46 (11.65) | |
| Reusable hand towel | 60 (15.19) | |
| Hot air/jet blower | 191 (48.35) | |
| Paper towel | 45 (11.39) | |
| Tissue paper | 15 (3.79) | |
| Other | 41 (10.38) | |
| How do you pick the item you use for hand drying? | Helper hands over | 113 (28.60) |
| Use your hands to pick directly | 137 (34.68) | |
| Use forceps to pick | 106 (26.83) | |
| Foot operated mechanism | 64 (16.20) | |
| Other | 24 (6.08) |