Table 8: Hand hygiene positive practice among the study participants.
|
Practice Level |
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Low |
High |
P value |
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Variables |
Category |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
Age |
≤ 30 years |
42 |
16.3 |
25 |
14.9 |
0.959 |
|
31-39 years |
103 |
40.1 |
66 |
39.3 |
|
|
40-49 years |
67 |
26.1 |
45 |
26.8 |
|
|
≥ 50 years |
45 |
17.5 |
32 |
19.0 |
|
Sex |
Male |
106 |
41.2 |
56 |
33.3 |
0.101 |
|
Female |
151 |
58.8 |
112 |
66.7 |
|
Profession |
Nurse/lab specialist |
113 |
44.0 |
102 |
60.7 |
0.001 |
|
Medical doctor/resident |
59 |
23.0 |
39 |
23.2 |
|
|
Emergency medical |
20 |
7.8 |
11 |
6.5 |
|
|
Technician/others |
65 |
25.3 |
16 |
9.5 |
|
Health care center (HCC) |
Al Wazarat |
105 |
40.9 |
101 |
60.1 |
0.008 |
|
Al Morooj |
81 |
31.5 |
35 |
20.8 |
|
|
Al Oreja |
23 |
8.9 |
13 |
7.7 |
|
|
Al Janoob |
21 |
8.2 |
8 |
4.8 |
|
|
Al Manar |
18 |
7.0 |
7 |
4.2 |
|
|
Al Nadeem |
9 |
3.5 |
4 |
2.4 |
|
Department |
Low contamination risk |
164 |
63.8 |
117 |
69.6 |
0.214 |
|
High contamination risk |
93 |
36.2 |
51 |
30.4 |
|