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Table 2 Opportunities observed during direct observation sessions according to "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene"

From: Introduction of an electronic monitoring system for monitoring compliance with Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" methodology

Moment

First session

Second session

Third session

Fourth session

Total

Percent

Moment 1

8

9

10

13

40

49.3%

Moment 2

0

3

0

0

3

3.7%

Moment 3

2

1

3

2

8

9.8%

Moment 4

10

14

12

18

54

66.7%

Moment 5

0

0

4

4

8

9.8%

Opportunities

14

21

18

28

81

100%

  1. The counts for the moments in the table are not mutually exclusive since an opportunity may represent more than one moment. For example, 69 of the 81 (85.2%) opportunities observed had at least one of Moments 1 and 4.