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

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

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

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