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Table 4 Hand Hygiene per Stratum

From: Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

 

Hand

Hygiene %

n° of observations

Comparisons

RR

95%CI

P. value

Overall Hand Hygiene

32.1%

5.928

-

   

Strafied:

      

   Physicians

59.0%

1.684

Ph vs. Nurses

2.63

2.40-2.89

0.0001

   Nurses

22.4%

3.824

Nurses vs. Anc Staff

1.74

1.32-2.29

0.0006

   Ancillary Staff

12.9%

420

Ph. Vs Anc Staff

4.59

3.49-6.04

0.0001

   Men

38.2%

2.370

Men vs Women

1.36

1.24-1.49

0.0001

   Women

28.1%

3.558

-

   

   Non invasive contact

26.5%

2.902

Invasive vs non-invasive

1.41

1.29-1.55

0.0001

   Invasive contact

37.5%

3.026

-

   

   Morning Shift

38.2%

2.016

Morning vs Afternoon

1.00

0.91-1.11

0.9696

   Afternoon Shift

38.1%

2.054

Morning vs Night

2.02

1.78-2.29

0.0001

   Night Shift

18.9%

1.858

Night vs Afternoon

2.01

1.77-2.28

0.0001