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. 2020 Jun 5;3(1):e18788. doi: 10.2196/18788

Table 1.

Characteristics and activities of observed sample.

Shift and unit

Sample of staff observed, n (%)

Hand hygiene Low-level disinfection
Observations, n (%) Opportunities, n (%) Observations, n (%) Opportunities, n (%)
Morning shift

A 18 (11.5) 40 (13.5) 51 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2)


B 10 (6.4) 29 (9.8) 31 (8.7) 1 (7.1) 1 (4.2)


C 21 (13.5) 52 (17.5) 69 (19.3) 2 (14.3) 2 (8.3)


D 10 (6.4) 16 (5.4) 17 (4.8) 1 (7.1) 1 (4.2)


E 12 (7.7) 21 (7.1) 32 (9.0) 2 (14.3) 6 (25.0)


F 11 (7.1) 26 (8.8) 29 (8.1) 1 (7.1) 1 (4.2)


G 16 (10.3) 16 (5.4) 26 (7.3) 1 (7.1) 5 (20.8)


H 14 (9.0) 18 (6.1) 22 (6.2) 1 (7.1) 1 (4.2)


I 10 (6.4) 24 (8.1) 27 (7.6) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2)


J 11 (7.1) 18 (6.1) 25 (7.0) 3 (21.4) 3 (12.5)


K 10 (6.4) 8 (2.7) 11 (3.1) a

L 13 (8.3) 37 (12.5) 42 (11.8) 2 (14.3) 2 (8.3)


Morning shift total 156 (100.0) 297 (100.0) 357 (100.0) 14 (100.0) 24 (100.0)

Night shift

A 11 (16.7) 14 (13.3) 20 (13.8) 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1)

B 6 (9.1) 11 (10.5) 15 (10.3)

C 8 (12.1) 11 (10.5) 15 (10.3) 1 (33.3) 1 (11.1)

D 7 (10.6) 13 (12.4) 16 (11.0) 2 (66.7) 2 (22.2)

E 8 (12.1) 16 (15.2) 21 (14.5)

F 9 (13.6) 15 (14.3) 18 (12.4) 0 (0.0) 4 (44.4)

G 7 (10.6) 12 (11.4) 19 (13.1)

H 10 (15.2) 13 (12.4) 21 (14.5) 0 (0.0) 1 (11.1)

Night shift total 66 (100.0) 105 (100.0) 145 (100.0) 3 (100.0) 9 (100.0)

Grand total 222 402 502 17 33

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