Table 1.
Eligibility Rates of Hand Hygiene With the 2 Techniques Used by Healthcare Workers
| Observed HCWs | Eligibility Rateb, No. Eligible/Total No. (%) | χ2 Value | P Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-HT (n = 240) | 6-HT (n = 240) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 45/49 (91.84) | 44/49 (89.80) | 0.069 | .79 |
| Female | 185/191 (96.86) | 170/191 (89.01) | ||
| Age, y | ||||
| <26 | 44/45 (97.78) | 43/45 (95.56) | 0.834 | .95 |
| 26–35 | 134/141 (95.04) | 124/141 (87.94) | ||
| 36–45 | 41/42 (97.62) | 38/42 (90.48) | ||
| 46–55 | 8/8 (100.00) | 5/8 (62.50) | ||
| >55 | 3/4 (75.00) | 4/4 (100.00) | ||
| Post | ||||
| Physician | 48/50 (96.00) | 42/50 (84.00) | 0.106 | .75 |
| Nurse | 182/190 (95.79) | 172/190 (90.53) | ||
| Length of service, y | ||||
| <5 | 73/75 (97.33) | 69/75 (92.00) | 0.094 | >.99 |
| 5–10 | 92/98 (93.88) | 85/98 (86.73) | ||
| 11–15 | 41/42 (97.62) | 38/42 (90.48) | ||
| 16–20 | 13/13 (100.00) | 11/13 (84.62) | ||
| >20 | 11/12 (91.67) | 11/12 (91.67) | ||
| Title | ||||
| Primary | 133/138 (96.38) | 126/138 (91.30) | 0.156 | .93 |
| Intermediate | 79/82 (96.34) | 70/82 (85.37) | ||
| Senior | 18/20 (90.00) | 18/20 (90.00) | ||
| Position | ||||
| Head nurse | 9/10 (90.00) | 9/10 (90.00) | 0.039 | .98 |
| Director | 5/5 (100.00) | 5/5 (100.00) | ||
| Other | 216/225 (96.00) | 200/225 (88.89) | ||
| Department | ||||
| Internal medicine | 99/104 (95.19) | 91/104 (87.50) | 0.012 | .91 |
| Surgery | 131/136 (96.32) | 123/136 (90.44) | ||
| Different risk departments | ||||
| High risk | 130/133 (97.74) | 123/133 (92.48) | 0.150 | .93 |
| Medium risk | 67/71 (94.37) | 63/71 (88.73) | ||
| Low risk | 33/36 (91.67) | 28/36 (77.78) | ||
Abbreviations: 3-HT, 3-step hand hygiene technique; 6-HT, 6-step hand hygiene technique; HCWs, healthcare workers.
aOverall P < .05 (based on χ2 test).
bHH eligibility rate is defined as the percentage of eligible hands with a bacterial count ≤10 Cfu/cm2 out of total hands sampled.