Table 7.
Factors Related to Poor Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hand Hygiene
| Variables | Knowledge | COR(95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledgeable | Not Knowledgeable | ||||||
| Sex | Male | 58 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Female | 32 | 3 | 0.55(0.11–2.89) | 0.48 | |||
| Years spent in healthcare setting | <5 | 68 | 5 | 0.62(0.07–5.58) | 0.66 | ||
| ≥5 | 22 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Training* | Yes | 38 | 1 | 1 | |||
| No | 52 | 5 | 0.27(0.03–2.44) | 0.25 | 3.65(0.4–32.56) | 0.25 | |
| Attitude | Good attitude | Poor attitude | |||||
| Sex | Male | 45 | 16 | ||||
| Female | 29 | 9 | 1.03(0.40–2.65) | 0.96 | |||
| Age | 18–30 | 58 | 23 | 0.39(0.08–1.86) | 0.24 | 2.06(0.40–10.5) | 0.39 |
| >30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Years spent in the healthcare setting | <5 | 55 | 18 | 1.34(0.48–3.77) | 0.57 | ||
| ≥5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Training* | Yes | 31 | 8 | 1 | |||
| No | 40 | 17 | 0.61(0.23–1.59) | 0.310 | |||
| Current education level | Degree | 47 | 20 | 0.49(0.16–1.47) | 0.20 | 1.73(0.55–5.44) | 0.35 |
| Masters & above | 24 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Compliance | Compliant | Non-complaint | |||||
| Sex | Male | 46 | 15 | ||||
| Female | 27 | 8 | 1.10(0.41–2.94) | 0.85 | |||
| Age | 18–30 | 60 | 21 | 0.44(0.09–2.11) | 0.31 | ||
| >30 | 13 | 2 | |||||
| Training* | Yes | 28 | 11 | ||||
| No | 45 | 12 | 1.47(0.57–3.79) | 0.42 | |||
| Years spent in a healthcare setting | <5 | 51 | 22 | 0.11(0.01–0.83) | 0.03 | 8.00(0.99–64.08) | 0.05 |
| ≥5 | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Current education level | Degree | 47 | 20 | 0.27(0.07–1.0) | 0.05 | 2.98(0.78–11.34) | 0.11 |
| Masters & above | 26 | 3 | |||||
Notes: Age and current education level do not fulfill the assumption to analyze the knowledge of HCWs due to inadequate sample size. *Training taken on techniques to prevent COVID-19 virus transmission.
Abbreviations: NA, not applicable (only variables with p values <0.25 on univariate were put into multivariate regression model); COR, corrected odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio.