Table 1.

Baseline data: Frequency of patient HH by type of opportunity and access to mechanism of undertaking HH

Hand hygiene opportunity	No. (%) opportunities	No. (%) of opportunities with access to mechanism of HH*	No. (%) of opportunities where HH occurred
Before food/drink	191 (63.0%)	56 (29.3%)	9 (4.7%)
After using the toilet	66 (21.8%)	38 (57.6%)	29 (43.9%)
Toilet	33 (10.9%)	28.0 (84.8%)	22 (66.7%)
Commode/bedpan/urinal	33 (10.9%)	10 (30.3%)	7 (21.2%)
Touching nose/mouth	36 (11.9%)	-	-
Touching invasive devices	1 (0.3%)	-	-
Exposure to body fluids	5 (1.7%)	-	-
During personal hygiene	4 (1.3%)	3 (75%)	3 (75.0%)
Total	303 (100%)	95 (31.4%)	40 (13.2%)

HH, hand hygiene.

^⁎Alcohol hand cleanser, soap and water, hand cleansing wipe within reach of the patient.