TABLE 6.
Daily frequency of hand washing according to treatment of COVID‐19 patients
| Non‐COVID n (%) | COVID n (%) | Total n (%) | P‐value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before COVID‐19 pandemic | <5x | 14 (18.9) | 8 (20.5) | 22 (19.5) | |
| 5‐10x | 34 (45.9) | 14 (35.9) | 48 (42.5) | ||
| 10‐20x | 22 (29.7) | 12 (30.8) | 34 (30.1) | ||
| 20‐30x | 4 (5.4) | 4 (10.3) | 8 (7.1) | ||
| >30x | 0 (0) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (0.9) | ||
| Total | 74 (100) | 39 (100) | 113 (100) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 2.22 (.815) | 2.38 (1.016) | 2.27 (.889) | .45 | |
| During COVID‐19 pandemic | <5x | 4 (5.5) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.5) | |
| 5‐10x | 14 (19.2) | 14 (3) | 28 (24.8) | ||
| 10‐20x | 31 (42.) | 13 (32.5) | 44 (38.9) | ||
| 20‐30x | 21 (28.8%) | 10 (25) | 31 (27.4) | ||
| >30x | 3 (4.1) | 3 (7.5) | 6 (5.3) | ||
| Total | 73 (10) | 40 (100%) | 113 (100) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 3.07 (.933) | 3.05 (.959) | 3.06 (.938) | .70 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
Note: Mean: <5x =1, 5–10x =2, 10–20x =3, 20–30x=4, > 30x=5.