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. 2020 Jun 11;9:83. doi: 10.1186/s13756-020-00746-1

Table 3.

Self-reported compliance in HCWs under different COVID-19 risk

Outbreak risk Extent of risk
Risk of contact with the confirmed and suspected patients High-risk department Risk of affected area
Yes No p-value Yes No P-value Yes No P-value Yes No P-value
Before touching a patient 0.937 0.842 < 0.001*** 0.925 0.936 0.046** 0.953 0.934 < 0.001*** 0.942 0.931 0.007***
Before aseptic procedure 0.981 0.946 < 0.001*** 0.973 0.982 0.003*** 0.978 0.982 0.272 0.985 0.975 < 0.001***
After body fluid exposure risk 0.989 0.960 < 0.001*** 0.980 0.992 < 0.001*** 0.992 0.987 0.036** 0.993 0.983 < 0.001***
After touching a patient 0.966 0.905 < 0.001*** 0.954 0.969 < 0.001*** 0.974 0.965 0.027** 0.977 0.953 < 0.001***
After touching patient surroundings 0.929 0.843 < 0.001*** 0.911 0.931 < 0.001*** 0.943 0.925 0.001*** 0.942 0.913 < 0.001***
Overall hand hygiene 0.962 0.903 < 0.001*** 0.812 0.928 < 0.001*** 0.965 0.954 < 0.001*** 0.963 0.947 < 0.001***
appropriate patient placement 0.960 0.900 < 0.001*** 0.932 0.973 < 0.001*** 0.938 0.930 0.030** 0.928 0.932 < 0.001***
Use of mask 0.987 0.946 < 0.001*** 0.982 0.989 0.002*** 0.987 0.986 0.633 0.991 0.981 < 0.001***
Use of glove 0.957 0.878 < 0.001*** 0.932 0.964 < 0.001*** 0.961 0.956 0.278 0.970 0.942 < 0.001***
Use of goggle 0.800 0.687 < 0.001*** 0.702 0.820 < 0.001*** 0.826 0.794 < 0.001*** 0.828 0.764 < 0.001***
Use of gown 0.829 0.728 < 0.001*** 0.727 0.854 < 0.001*** 0.847 0.826 0.013** 0.867 0.782 < 0.001***
use of personal protective equipment 0.895 0.813 < 0.001*** 0.760 0.846 < 0.001*** 0.891 0.868 < 0.001*** 0.892 0.848 < 0.001***
terminal disinfection 0.957 0.905 < 0.001*** 0.945 0.962 < 0.001*** 0.954 0.958 0.409 0.973 0.938 < 0.001***
Report to superior 0.970 0.918 < 0.001*** 0.948 0.979 < 0.001*** 0.965 0.971 0.151 0.983 0.953 < 0.001***

Significance: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10