Table 7: Hand hygiene attitude among the study participants.
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Attitude level |
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Poor |
Good |
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Variables |
Category |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
P value |
Age |
≤ 30 years |
53 |
15.5 |
14 |
16.9 |
0.927 |
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31-39 years |
135 |
39.5 |
34 |
41.0 |
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40-49 years |
90 |
26.3 |
22 |
26.5 |
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|
≥ 50 years |
64 |
18.7 |
13 |
15.7 |
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Sex |
Male |
144 |
42.1 |
18 |
21.7 |
0.001 |
|
Female |
198 |
57.9 |
65 |
78.3 |
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Profession |
Nurse/lab specialist |
157 |
45.9 |
58 |
69.9 |
0.001 |
|
Medical doctor/resident |
83 |
24.3 |
15 |
18.1 |
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Emergency medical |
27 |
7.9 |
4 |
4.8 |
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|
Technician/others |
75 |
21.9 |
6 |
7.2 |
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Health care center (HCC) |
Al Wazarat |
141 |
41.2 |
65 |
78.3 |
0.001 |
|
Al Morooj |
108 |
31.6 |
8 |
9.6 |
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|
Al Oreja |
30 |
8.8 |
6 |
7.2 |
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|
Al Janoob |
28 |
8.2 |
1 |
1.2 |
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Al Manar |
23 |
6.7 |
2 |
2.4 |
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|
Al Nadeem |
12 |
3.5 |
1 |
1.2 |
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Department |
Low contamination risk |
221 |
64.6 |
60 |
72.3 |
0.185 |
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High contamination risk |
121 |
35.4 |
23 |
27.7 |
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