Table 7.

Hand Hygiene Preference in 2 Groups of Healthcare Workers

Observed HCWs	3-HT		6-HT
	HCWs, No.	Preference, %	HCWs, No.	Preference, %
Total	160	66.67	80	33.33
Sex
Male	34	69.39	15	30.61
Female	126	65.97	65	34.03
Age, y
<26	30	66.67	15	33.33
26–35	90	63.83	51	36.17
36–45	32	76.19	10	23.81
46–55	5	62.50	3	37.50
>56	3	75.00	1	25.00
Post
Physician	32	64.00	18	36.00
Nurse	128	67.37	62	32.63
Length of service, y
<5	46	61.33	29	38.67
5–10	69	70.41	29	29.59
11–15	28	66.67	14	33.33
16–20	9	69.23	4	30.77
>20	149	66.82	74	33.18
Title
Primary	89	64.49	49	35.51
Intermediate	55	67.07	27	32.93
Senior	16	80.00	4	20.00
Position
Head nurse	7	70.00	3	30.00
Director	3	60.00	2	40.00
Other	150	66.67	75	33.33
Department
Internal medicine	64	61.54	40	38.46
Surgery	96	70.59	40	29.41
Different risk departments
High risk	105	78.95	28	21.05
Medium risk	49	69.01	22	30.99
Low risk	6	16.67	30	83.33

Abbreviations: 3-HT, 3-step hand hygiene technique; 6-HT, 6-step hand hygiene technique; HCWs, healthcare workers.