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Table 3 Healthcare workers who often or always adopt practice to reduce the risk of health care-associated infections

From: Healthcare workers and health care-associated infections: knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in emergency departments in Italy

Number of question

Practice

n

%

D10

Placing needles in sharp's containers

278

90.5

D3

Wearing gloves when at direct contact with a patient

272

88.6

D6

Changing gloves before going to another patient

267

87

D2

Hands hygiene measures before going to another patient

266

86.6

D5

Hands hygiene measures after removing gloves

264

86

D1

Hands hygiene measures before starting the working activity

240

78.2

D4

Hands hygiene measures before wearing gloves

202

65.8

D9

Recapping needles after using

151

49.2

D7

Wearing protective eyewear when at direct contact with a patient

110

35.8

D8

Wearing mask when at direct contact with a patient

109

35.5