Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analysis of predictors for hand hygiene adherence
| Characteristic |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P | aOR (95% CI) | P c | |
| Post-intervention period (vs. baseline period) |
6.8 (4.2-10.9) |
<0.001 |
5.7 (3.5-9.3) |
<0.001 |
| Location of observation |
|
|
|
|
| Surgery ward |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| Medicine ward |
1.6 (0.9-2.9) |
0.10 |
1.8 (1.0-3.3) |
0.07 |
| OB/GYNa ward |
1.7 (0.9-3.1) |
0.09 |
1.7 (0.9-3.2) |
0.11 |
| Emergency dept. |
5.1 (3.0-8.5) |
<0.001 |
4.9 (2.8-8.6) |
<0.001 |
| Type of HCWb |
|
|
|
|
| Attending physician |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| Resident physician |
1.3 (0.6-3.2) |
0.52 |
1.4 (0.6-3.7) |
0.46 |
| Medical student |
1.0 (0.4-2.4) |
0.95 |
0.50 (0.2-1.4) |
0.17 |
| Nurse |
3.7 (1.6-8.7) |
0.003 |
1.2 (0.5-3.2) |
0.68 |
| Other HCW |
1.8 (0.7-4.6) |
0.26 |
0.89 (0.3-2.6) |
0.83 |
| Timing of hand hygiene |
|
|
|
|
| During attending rounds |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| Not during attending rounds |
4.0 (2.2-23.2) |
<0.001 |
2.4 (1.2-4.5) |
0.009 |
| Patient contact |
|
|
|
|
| Before contact |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
- |
| After contact | 2.2 (1.4-3.3) | <0.001 | 2.1 (1.4-3.3) | 0.001 |
aOB/GYN: obstetrics and gynecology; bHCW: health care worker; cP-value between pre and post intervention period.
OR = Odds Ratio; aOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio.