Table 2.
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.
Improper wearing of surgical mask is defined as that the nose or mouth is not fully covered by the surgical mask.
None of them practice hand hygiene immediately after touching the external surface of mask.
Including adult intensive care unit, clinical oncology, accidental and emergency unit, and mixed ward.
11 HCWs: 9 nurses and 2 supporting staff.
29 HCWs: 9 doctors, 9 nurses, 9 supporting staff, and 2 allied health staff.