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. 2007 Dec 10;35(10):S27–S64. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.07.001

Table 9.

Methodologic considerations for the 11 intervention studies evaluating the impact of hand hygiene education or handwashing on reductions in respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses

Percentage randomized Percentage adjusted for confounding Percentage masked Percentage controlled for clustering
60 50 10 50

These studies either controlled statistically for clustered units or the unit of analysis reflected the unit of measurement.