Table 2.
Compliance of Wearing Surgical Masks Among Healthcare Workers and Patients
| Unit | Episodes of HCWs Observed | Episodes of HCWs Wearing Surgical Masks, No. (%) | Episodes of HCWs Wearing Surgical Masks Improperly, No. (%)a | Episodes of HCWs Touched External Surface of Surgical Masks, No. (%)b | Episodes of Patients Observed | Episodes of Patients Wearing Surgical Masks, No. (%) | Episodes of Patient Wearing Surgical Masks Improperly, No. (%)a | Episodes of Patients Touched External Surface Of Surgical Masks, No. (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 394 | 394 (100) | 3/394 (0.8) | 10/394 (2.5) | 753 | 568 (75.4) | 67/568 (11.8) | 2/568 (0.4) |
| Surgery | 251 | 251 (100) | 5/251 (2.0) | 12 /251 (4.8) | 482 | 365 (75.7) | 60/365 (16.4) | 16/365 (4.4) |
| Pediatrics | 128 | 128 (100) | 2/128 (1.6) | 5/128 (3.9) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Orthopedics | 40 | 40 (100) | 0 (0) | 1/40 (2.5) | 136 | 105 (77.2) | 1/105 (1.0) | 0 (0) |
| ObGyn | 23 | 23 (100) | 1/23 (4.3) | 1/23 (4.3) | 40 | 26 (65.0) | 1/26 (3.8) | 0 (0) |
| Othersc | 53 | 53 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 111 | 91 (82.0) | 3/91 (3.3) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 889 | 889 (100) | 11/889 (1.2)d | 29/889 (3.3)e | 1522 | 1,155 (75.9) | 132/1,155 (11.4) | 18/1,155 (1.6) |
Note. HCWs, healthcare workers; NA, not applicable because we only observed the compliance of wearing surgical mask in adult patients; ObGyn, obstetrics and gynecology.
a
Improper wearing of surgical mask is defined as that the nose or mouth is not fully covered by the surgical mask.
b
None of them practice hand hygiene immediately after touching the external surface of mask.
c
Including adult intensive care unit, clinical oncology, accidental and emergency unit, and mixed ward.
d
11 HCWs: 9 nurses and 2 supporting staff.
e
29 HCWs: 9 doctors, 9 nurses, 9 supporting staff, and 2 allied health staff.