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. 2021 Mar 25;49(9):1136–1141. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.03.011

Table 2.

Mean error rates by category

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Total Mean P-value
Error Category N Mean % (SD) N Mean % (SD) N Mean % (SD) N Mean % (SD) (%) (SD)
Signage 146 6.21 (10.68) 195 3.76 (6.95) 307 2.69 (9.14) 313 1.88 (5.55) 3.18 (8.11) <0.001
Equipment 146 4.01 (9.17) 195 1.44 (5.20) 307 2.13 (6.69) 313 1.51 (5.77) 2.07 (6.64) 0.013
PPE use 147 7.18 (8.09) 195 5.26 (7.63) 307 5.01 (7.18) 313 3.23 (6.43) 4.81 (7.30) <0.001
Cleaning 125 19.50 (34.16) 187 4.65 (18.00) 282 4.77 (19.17) 293 1.39 (9.42) 5.70 (20.26) <0.001
Cohorting and social distancing 135 7.60 (19.26) 192 4.25 (13.54) 292 1.68 (8.70) 296 1.07 (6.57) 2.90 (11.66) <0.001

N, refers to number of observations in that category; SD, standard deviation.