Table 2.
Multivariable logistic regression model for the outcome compliant hand hygiene
| Parameter | Characteristic | Odds ratioa (CI95) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Baseline (intervention group) | reference | |
| Baseline (control group) | 0.92 (0.53, 1.59) | 0.75 | |
| Intervention (intervention group) | 1.09 (0.87, 1.36) | 0.44 | |
| Intervention (control group) | 0.97 (0.53, 1.78) | 0.93 | |
| Professional group | Physicians | reference | |
| Others | 0.51 (0.32, 0.81) | < 0.01 | |
| Nurses | 0.99 (0.79, 1.24) | 0.93 | |
| WHO-moment | 4 – after touching a patient | reference | |
| 1 – before touching a patient | 0.55 (0.46, 0.67) | < 0.01 | |
| 2 – before clean or aseptic procedure | 0.41 (0.30, 0.57) | < 0.01 | |
| 3 – after body fluid exposure risk | 0.77 (0.60, 0.99) | 0.04 | |
| 5 – after touching patient surroundings | 0.53 (0.44, 0.63) | < 0.01 | |
| Unit specialty | Medical | reference | |
| Surgical | 1.16 (0.68, 1.99) | 0.58 |
Abbreviations: CI95 95% confidence interval; a result of logistic regression with ward as a cluster effect