Table 3.

Predictors of the practice of hand hygiene among Saudi nursing students (N = 198).

Model	b	SE-b	Beta	sr2	t	p-value
Academic level	−0.555	0.175	−0.208	0.025	−3.167	0.002*
Training/Seminars in hand hygiene in the last 6 months	1.836	0.527	0.215	0.031	3.481	0.001*
Aware of the effectiveness of hand hygiene in preventing HAIs	1.838	0.503	0.218	0.033	3.656	<0.001*
Attitude toward hand hygiene	0.151	0.036	0.281	0.045	4.228	<0.001*
Gender	−1.903	0.469	−0.227	0.041	−4.055	<0.001*

Note: Practice of hand hygiene was the dependent variable; b is the unstandardized coefficients; SE-b is the standard error; and sr² is the squared semi-partial correlation.

R² = 0.517; adjusted R² = 0.505.

^*p < 0.05.