TABLE 5.

Hand Hygiene Knowledge at Baseline

	Control Group n = 627	Intervention Group n = 557	P
	% (n)	% (n)
Situations where hand hygiene should be performed
After using the restroom	99%	98%	0.08
After coming into contact with someone who is ill	96%	97%	0.70
After touching items that could be contaminated (trash, diapers, elevator buttons, etc.)	95%	96%	0.47
After sneezing or coughing	94%	94%	0.56
Before eating	93%	92%	0.37
While preparing food	93%	91%	0.26
After coming into contact with someone who is injured	66%	68%	0.30
After eating	59%	61%	0.48
Before using the restroom	33%	34%	0.65
Expert recommended length of time to wash (s)
10–15	6%	4%	0.31
15–20	17%	17%
20–25	18%	20%
25–30	22%	19%
30–35	19%	19%
More than 35	18%	21%
Reason hand hygiene is effective in reducing risk of illness
Hand hygiene reduces risk of letting germs into your body	81%	82%	0.78
Hand hygiene kills germs	81%	82%	0.78
Hand hygiene keeps your hands clean	67%	69%	0.50
None of the above	1%	1%	0.75