Table 3.
Accuracy Rates of Hand Hygiene With the 2 Techniques Used by Healthcare Workers
| Observed HCWs | Accuracy Rateb, No./Total (%) | χ2 Value | P Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-HT (n = 720) | 6-HT (n = 1440) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 145/147 (98.64) | 252/294 (85.71) | 0.247 | .97 |
| Female | 561/573 (97.91) | 1022/1146 (89.18) | ||
| Age, y | ||||
| <26 | 133/135 (98.52) | 246/270 (91.11) | 1.034 | >.99 |
| 26–35 | 414/434 (95.39) | 752/846 (88.89) | ||
| 36–45 | 125/126 (99.21) | 220/252 (87.30) | ||
| 46–55 | 23/24 (95.83) | 39/48 (81.25) | ||
| >55 | 11/12 (91.67) | 17/24 (70.83) | ||
| Post | ||||
| Physician | 147/150 (98.00) | 233/300 (77.67) | 1.879 | .17 |
| Nurse | 559/570 (98.07) | 1041/1140 (91.32) | ||
| Length of service | ||||
| <5 | 221/225 (98.22) | 403/450 (89.56) | 1.312 | >.99 |
| 5–10 | 286/294 (97.28) | 504/588 (85.71) | ||
| 11–15 | 126/126 (100.00) | 239/252 (94.84) | ||
| 16–20 | 38/39 (97.44) | 69/78 (88.46) | ||
| >20 | 35/36 (97.22) | 59/72 (81.94) | ||
| Title | ||||
| Primary | 406/414 (98.07) | 744/828 (89.86) | 1.062 | .98 |
| Intermediate | 240/246 (97.56) | 435/492 (88.41) | ||
| Senior | 60/60 (100.00) | 95/120 (79.17) | ||
| Position | ||||
| Head nurse | 30/30 (100.00) | 49/60 (81.67) | 1.217 | .98 |
| Director | 15/15 (100.00) | 21/30 (70.00) | ||
| Other | 661/675 (97.93) | 1204/1350 (89.19) | ||
| Department | ||||
| Internal medicine | 304/312 (97.44) | 556/624 (89.10) | 0.067 | >.99 |
| Surgery | 402/408 (98.53) | 718/816 (87.99) | ||
| Different risk departments | ||||
| High risk | 387/399 (96.99) | 681/798 (85.34) | 2.405 | .88 |
| Medium risk | 211/213 (99.06) | 377/426 (88.50) | ||
| Low risk | 108/108 (100.00) | 216/216 (100.00) | ||
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).
bThe HH accuracy rate reflects the extent to which HCWs meticulously follow the complete HH procedure with each HH action.