Table 2.
Work practices and reported uptake of infection control behaviors in hospital healthcare workers during the pandemic
| Case HCWs n = 51 (%) | Control HCWs n = 204 (%) | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of contact with patients | |||
| ≤8 hours/day | 46 (90·2) | 177 (86·8) | 0·555 |
| >8 hours/day | 5 (9·8) | 27 (13·2) | |
| Number of contacted patients daily | |||
| ≥50/day | 15 (29·4) | 64 (31·3) | 0·951 |
| <50/day | 36 (71·7) | 140 (68·6) | |
| Number of contacted patients with ILI daily | |||
| ≥50 | 10 (19·6) | 59 (28·9) | 0·234 |
| <50 | 41 (80·4) | 145 (71·7) | |
| Conducting a HRP on a patient with confirmed pandemic influenza A/(H1N1) | |||
| Yes | 10 (19·6) | 53 (26·0) | 0·400 |
| No | 41 (80·4) | 151 (74·0) | |
| Conducting a HRP on a patient with ILI | |||
| Yes | 14 (27·5) | 86 (42·2) | 0·161 |
| No | 37 (72·5) | 118 (57·8) | |
| Frequency of mask‐wearing | |||
| Seldom or never | 2 (3·9) | 10 (4·9) | 0·344 |
| Often | 11 (21·6) | 59 (28·9) | |
| Always | 33 (64·7) | 119 (58·3) | |
| Only when doing a HRP | 5 (9·8) | 16 (7·8) | |
| Number of masks used daily | |||
| <2/day | 18 (35·3) | 66 (33·3) | 0·798 |
| ≥2/day | 33 (64·7) | 138 (67·7) | |
| Type of mask | |||
| Never wore a mask | 2 (3·9) | 10 (4·9) | 0·796 |
| N95 mask | 3 (5·9) | 13 (6·4) | |
| Medical mask | 37 (72·5) | 146 (71·6) | |
| Cloth mask | 9 (17·6) | 35 (17·2) | |
| Wearing gloves | |||
| Yes | 25 (49·0) | 115 (56·4) | 0·400 |
| No | 26 (51·0) | 89 (43·6) | |
| Hand washing after providing patient care | |||
| Yes | 49 (96·1) | 204 (100) | n.a. |
| No | 2 (3·9) | 0 (0) | |
| Habit for hand drying | |||
| Work clothes or reusable towel | 24 (47·1) | 71 (34·8) | 0·065 |
| Hand dryer | 16 (31·4) | 58 (28·4) | |
| Disposable paper towel | 11 (21·6) | 75 (36·8) | |
| Receipt of pandemic A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine | |||
| Yes | 3 (5·9) | 74 (36·3) | 0·002 |
| No | 48 (94·1) | 130 (63·7) | |
| Receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine in 2009 | |||
| Yes | 4 (7·8) | 31 (14·2) | 0·332 |
| No | 47 (92·2) | 173 (84·8) | |
| Taking preventive medication (oseltamivir prophylaxis and Traditional Chinese herbal medicine) | |||
| Yes | 7 (13·7) | 37 (16·9) | 0·561 |
| No | 44 (86·3) | 167 (81·9) | |
HRP, high‐risk procedure; n.a., not available (because data distribution was not suitable for conditional logistic regression model).