Table 3.
Baseline means or percentages | |||
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Control (n = 89) |
Intervention (n = 99) |
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Universal precautions knowledge | |||
Total UP knowledge | % | 85.49* | 73.95 |
Glove wearing knowledge | % | 90.17 | 82.95 |
Hand washing knowledge | % | 96.18* | 83.23 |
Sharps knowledge | % | 63.48 | 55.61 |
Cleaning knowledge | % | 92.13* | 75.26 |
Universal precautions and teaching self-reported behavior | |||
Glove wearing behavior | Mean (s.d.) |
3.61 (.71) |
3.69 (.52) |
Hand washing behavior | Mean (s.d.) |
3.85 (.27) |
3.92 (.19) |
Teaching or counseling clients and families | % | 31.01 | 37.78 |
Statistically significant (p < 0.01).