Table 2. Percentage with inconsistent hand hygienea.
| Category | Control (n = 143) |
Case (n = 72) |
Matched OR (exact 95% CI) |
p value
(exact) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |||
| After direct contact with SARS patients |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.8 |
4.83 (0.38 to ∞) |
0.2222 |
| After direct contact with “patients in general”b |
2 |
1.4 |
1 |
1.4 |
1.00 (0.02 to 19.21) |
1.0000 |
| When there was “no patient contact”c | 3 | 2.1 | 10 | 14.3 | 6.38 (1.64 to 36.17) | 0.0044 |
aOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. bInformation on 3 controls missing. cInformation on 1 control and 2 case missing.