Table 1. Level of compliance with hand hygiene among healthcare workers of Hawassa comprehensive specialized hospital, 2019.
Compliance variable | Response (%) | ||||
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Never (%) | Sometimes (% ) | Always (%) | |||
I wash hands before touching a patient | 253 (61.3) | 82 (19.9) | 78 (18.9) | ||
I wash hands before clean/aseptic procedures | 232 (56.2) | 72 (17.4) | 109 (26.4) | ||
I wash hand after touching body fluid exposures | 26 (6.3) | 67 (16.2) | 320 (77.5) | ||
I wash hands after touching a patient | 46 (11.1) | 86 (20.8) | 281 (68) | ||
I wash hands immediately after removal of gloves | 194 (47) | 85 (20.6) | 134 (32.4) | ||
I wash hands between patient contact | 231 (55.9) | 70 (16.9) | 112 (27.1) | ||
I wash hands touching patient surroundings | 213 (51.6) | 90 (21.6) | 110 (26.6) |