Table II. Disinfectant use among nurses according to type of workplace (n=8,851).
Work in a hospital | ||||
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No (n=4,279) | Yes (n=4,572) | OR | 95% CI | |
Weekly use of disinfectants*, % | ||||
To clean surfaces (n=4,352) | 40 | 58 | 2.06 | 1.89-2.24 |
To clean instruments (n=1,669) | 15 | 23 | 1.70 | 1.53-1.90 |
Weekly use of sprays*, % | ||||
Any spray (n=1,668) | 21 | 17 | 0.74 | 0.66-0.82 |
Spray for cleaning/disinfection† (n=1,169) | 16 | 12 | 0.72 | 0.63-0.81 |
Weekly use of specific disinfectants / cleaning products‡, % | ||||
Alcohol (n=3,235) | 35 | 41 | 1.31 | 1.20-1.43 |
Hypochlorite bleach (n=1,571) | 17 | 24 | 1.61 | 1.45-1.79 |
Quats (n=1,036) | 9 | 15 | 1.80 | 1.57-2.06 |
Hydrogen peroxide (n=696) | 7 | 10 | 1.42 | 1.22-1.67 |
Glutaraldehyde (n=555) | 6 | 7 | 1.26 | 1.06-1.50 |
Formaldehyde (n=286) | 2 | 5 | 3.35 | 2.53-4.43 |
Ortho-phtalaldehyde (n=353) | 3 | 5 | 1.59 | 1.28-1.98 |
Enzymatic cleaners (n=284) | 3 | 4 | 1.47 | 1.16-1.88 |
Phenolics (n=165) | 1 | 3 | 1.96 | 1.41-2.71 |
“Green” products§ (n=375) | 6 | 4 | 0.60 | 0.48-0.74 |
Peracetic acid (n=103) | 1 | 2 | 3.40 | 2.14-5.42 |
Acetic acid (n=190) | 2 | 2 | 0.90 | 0.68-1.20 |
Ammonia (n=99) | 1 | 1 | 1.20 | 0.81-1.79 |
Ethylene oxide (n=33) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.91 | 0.93-3.95 |
Chloramine T (n=17) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.77 | 0.65-4.78 |
Results in bold are statistically significant.
Missing for <1% of participants.
Use of spray for instrument or surface cleaning/disinfection
Range of missing values rates for specific disinfectants was 3% (quats) to 7% (“green” products).
“Green” products as evaluated by the participants (i.e. the questionnaire did not refer to specific green or environmentally preferable labels).