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. 2012 May 29;81(3):184–191. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.04.019

Table I.

Implementation of hand hygiene within surveyed isolation facilities

Issue Evaluation score No. of isolation facilities
  • 1

    The isolation facility has procedures for hand hygiene (strength score: A)
  • A

    Procedures for hand hygiene available

 47 (98%)
  • B

    –

 –
  • C

    Procedures for hand hygiene not available

 1 (2%)
  • 2

    The isolation facility has adequate technical features for hand hygiene (adequate number of sinks, appropriate distribution and availability of non-hand-operated sinks and alcohol-based antiseptic distributors) (strength score: A)
  • A

    Presence of adequately distributed non-hand-operated sinks and availability of alcohol-based antiseptic distributors

 29 (60%)
  • B

    Presence of adequately distributed non-hand operated sinks but alcohol-based antiseptic distributors not available or presence of adequately distributed hand-operated sinks and availability of alcohol-based antiseptic distributors or not adequately distributed non-hand-operated sinks and availability of alcohol-based antiseptic distributors

 17 (36%)
  • C

    Presence of not adequately distributed hand operated sinks or alcohol-based antiseptic distributors not available

 2 (4%)
  • 3

    The isolation facility has procedures for the promotion of hand hygiene (strength score: A)
  • A

    Presence of procedures for the promotion of hand hygiene, periodically employed, and regularly monitored

 28 (59%)
  • B

    Presence of periodically employed procedures for the promotion of hand hygiene, not regularly monitored

 16 (33%)
  • C

    Procedures for the promotion of hand hygiene not in place

 4 (8%)