Table 3.
Product most used and hand hygiene frequency before injection, pre- (i.e., baseline) and post- (i.e., W2 and W6) intervention measurements
| Baseline (n = 59) | Week 2 (n = 48) | Week 6 (n = 43) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | Δa (%) | n (%) | Δa (%) | |
| Product most used for hand hygiene | |||||
| No hand hygiene | 8 (14%) | 0 | −14% | 0 | −14% |
| Only water | 8 (14%) | 4 (9%) | −5% | 2 (5%) | −9% |
| Water and plain soap | 27 (47%) | 14 (30%) | −17% | 9 (22%) | −25% |
| ABHR (other than MONO-RUB) | 6 (11%) | 0 | −11% | 0 | −11% |
| Alcohol and/or Chlorhexidine wipes | 8 (14%) | 4 (9%) | −5% | 5 (12%) | −2% |
| MONO-RUB | b | 24 (50%) | + 50% | 25 (61%) | + 61% |
| Frequency of hand hygiene before injection | |||||
| Never | 8 (14%) | 0 | −14% | 0 | −14% |
| Less than half of the time | 12 (21%) | 6 (12.5%) | −8.5% | 8 (19%) | + 6.5% |
| Half of the time | 11 (19%) | 6 (12.5%) | −6.5% | 1 (2%) | −10.5% |
| More than half of the time | 5 (8%) | 14 (29%) | + 21% | 13 (31%) | + 23% |
| Always | 22 (38%) | 22 (46%) | + 8% | 20 (48%) | + 10% |
Missing data ranged from 2 to 5%
aCompared with baseline (i.e., pre-intervention)
bAbsent at baseline