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. 2009 Oct 7;2:29. doi: 10.1186/1755-7682-2-29

Table 4.

Hand Hygiene per Stratum

Hand
Hygiene %
n° of observations Comparisons RR 95%CI P. value
Overall Hand Hygiene 32.1% 5.928 -
Strafied:
 Physicians 59.0% 1.684 Ph vs. Nurses 2.63 2.40-2.89 0.0001
 Nurses 22.4% 3.824 Nurses vs. Anc Staff 1.74 1.32-2.29 0.0006
 Ancillary Staff 12.9% 420 Ph. Vs Anc Staff 4.59 3.49-6.04 0.0001
 Men 38.2% 2.370 Men vs Women 1.36 1.24-1.49 0.0001
 Women 28.1% 3.558 -
 Non invasive contact 26.5% 2.902 Invasive vs non-invasive 1.41 1.29-1.55 0.0001
 Invasive contact 37.5% 3.026 -
 Morning Shift 38.2% 2.016 Morning vs Afternoon 1.00 0.91-1.11 0.9696
 Afternoon Shift 38.1% 2.054 Morning vs Night 2.02 1.78-2.29 0.0001
 Night Shift 18.9% 1.858 Night vs Afternoon 2.01 1.77-2.28 0.0001