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. 2022 Feb 3;123:119–125. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.01.018

Table II.

Descriptive statistics (correlations, means, standard deviations and alpha coefficients) for all study variables

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Mean SD α
1. Behavioural beliefs 1 4.97 0.73 0.80
2. Attitudes 0.55∗∗∗ 1 5.09 0.98 0.85
3. Normative beliefs 0.04 -0.28∗∗ 1 2.44 1.56 0.98
4. Subjective norms 0.23∗∗ 0.41∗∗∗ -0.39∗∗∗ 1 5.61 1.42
5. Control beliefs 0.62∗∗∗ 0.57∗∗∗ 0.002 0.21∗ 1 5.05 1.05 0.83
6. Perceived behavioural control 0.49∗∗∗ 0.45∗∗∗ -0.05 0.19∗ 0.73∗∗∗ 1 5.20 1.14 0.73
7. Hand hygiene intention 0.46∗∗∗ 0.43∗∗∗ -0.16 0.43∗∗∗ 0.61∗∗∗ 0.55∗∗∗ 1 5.45 0.91 0.79
8. Hand hygiene behaviour 0.32∗∗∗ 0.32∗∗∗ -0.04 0.07 0.50∗∗∗ 0.43∗∗∗ 0.38∗∗∗ 1 81.93 10.90
9. Hand hygiene knowledge 0.36∗∗∗ 0.07 0.43∗∗∗ 0.07 0.20∗ 0.22∗ 0.15 -0.04 1 17.39 10.9 0.74

SD, standard deviation.

P≤0.05.

∗∗P≤0.01.

∗∗∗P≤0.001.