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. 2022 Oct 7;68(9):1172–1177. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20211092

Table 2. Factors related to non-compliance with the hand hygiene procedure in each studied environment.

Environment Study factor n (%)* χ2 p-value
BPC (n=114) Cluster 2.71 0.26
Clinical medicine 68 (85.0)
Surgery 39 (95.1)
Therapeutic services 7 (87.5)
Received training 0.90 0.34
Yes 101 (89.4)
No 13 (81.3)
Germ source 0.10 0.75
Hospital environment 27 (90.0)
Water and patient 87 (87.9)
Disinfecting time 1.36 0.24
20 s 78 (90.7)
Other than 20 s 36 (83.7)
BAMF (n=39) Cluster 2.98 0.23
Clinical medicine 22 (27.5)
Surgery 16 (39.0)
Therapeutic services 1 (12.5)
Received training 0.46
Yes 33 (29.2)
No 6 (37.5)
Germ source 0.24 0.63
Hospital environment 8 (26.7)
Water and patient 31 (31.3)
Disinfecting time 2.65 0.10
20 s 22 (25.6)
Other than 20 s 17 (39.5)
ACEP (n=128) Cluster 0.62 0.73
Clinical medicine 79 (98.8)
Surgery 41 (100.0)
Therapeutic services 8 (100.0)
Received training 0.14 0.71
Yes 112 (99.1)
No 16 (100.0)
Germ source 0.31 0.58
Hospital environment 30 (100.0)
Water and patient 98 (99.0)
Disinfecting time 2.02 0.16
20 s 86 (100.0)
Other than 20 s 42 (97.7)

BPC: before patient contact; BAMF: before and after antiseptic technique and management of body fluids; ACEP: after contact and environment of the patient.

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All the percentages express the total of the category.