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. 2021 May 6;11:9694. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89107-5

Table 4.

Infection prevention and control measures by SARS-CoV-2 IgG status.

Total
n (column %)
SARS-CoV-2 IgG Status p-value (all data)
Positive
n (row %)
Negative
n (row %)
Total 1743 95 (5.5%) 1648 (94.5%)
Hand hygiene before and after patient contact? 0.38
Always 1598 (91.7%) 85 (5.3%) 1513 (94.7%)
Most of the time 123 (7.1%) 9 (7.3%) 114 (92.7%)
Occasionally 0 0 0
Rarely 2 (0.1%) 0 2 (100%)
Hand hygiene after body fluid exposure? 0.25
Always 1670 (95.8%) 89 (5.3%) 1581 (94.7%)
Most of the time 24 (1.4%) 3 (12.5%) 21 (87.5%)
Occasionally 0 0 0
Rarely 7 (0.4%) 0 7 (100%)
Hand hygiene after contact with patient surroundings? 0.50
Always 1466 (84.1%) 85 (5.8%) 1381 (94.2%)
Most of the time 233 (13.4%) 8 (3.4%) 225 (96.6%)
Occasionally 5 (0.3%) 0 5 (100%)
Rarely 4 (0.2%) 0 4 (100%)
PPE when interacting with patients or their specimens? 0.95
Always 1549 (88.9%) 85 (5.5%) 1464 (94.5%)
Most of the time 141 (8.1%) 8 (5.7%) 133 (94.3%)
Occasionally 7 (0.4%) 0 7 (100%)
Rarely 12 (0.7%) 0 12 (100%)
Physical distancing in work areas? 0.05
Always 334 (19.2%) 13 (3.9%) 321 (96.1%)
Most of the time 721 (41.4%) 33 (4.6%) 688 (95.4%)
Occasionally 320 (18.4%) 21 (6.6%) 299 (93.4%)
Rarely 351 (20.1%) 28 (8.0%) 323 (92.0%)
Physical distancing in break room? 0.003*
Always 447 (25.6%) 14 (3.1%) 433 (96.9%)
Most of the time 689 (39.5%) 37 (5.4%) 652 (94.6%)
Occasionally 316 (18.1%) 15 (4.7%) 301 (95.3%)
Rarely 222 (12.7%) 22 (9.9%) 200 (90.1%)

Fisher’s Exact Test, otherwise, Chi Squared.

*Statistically significant when p-value < 0.05.

Column percentages may not always add up to 100% due to missing data. Missing data ranged from 0.17–2.93%.