Table 6 Adherence to interventions in index patients and household contacts by intervention group and study season
Variables | Index | Contacts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mask Group | Mask & Hygiene Group | Mask Group | Mask & Hygiene Group | |||||
2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | 2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | 2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | 2009/ 2010 | 2010/ 2011 | |
Hygiene variables | ||||||||
Number of hand disinfections per day - mean ± SD | NA | 7.4 (6.3-8.5)* | 4.1 (3.3-4.8)* | NA | 8.8 (7.9-9.6) | 7.5 (6.5-8.5) | ||
Adherent to intensified hand hygiene during each of the five days after implementation of the intervention (adherence def. 2) - n/n (%)** | NA | 8/17 (47)* | 1/9 (9)* | NA | 15/39 (38) | 13/28 (46) | ||
Hand disinfection/-washing after coming home*** - n/n (%) | 7/9 (78) | 7/14 (50) | 10/16 (63) | 6/11 (55) | 11/23# (64) | 21/30# (70) | 28/32# (88) | 20/22# (91) |
Hand disinfection/-washing after touching contaminated objects*** - n/n (%) | 1/11 (9) | 0 | 3/17 (18) | 1/11 (9) | 11/23# (48) | 16/30# (53) | 28/32# (88) | 16/22# (73) |
Hand disinfection/-washing before eating*** - n/n (%) | 8/11 (73) | 6/15 (40) | 13/17 (77) | 6/11 (55) | 23/23# (100) | 27/30# (90) | 28/32# (88) | 15/22# (68) |
Hand disinfection/-washing after coughing/sneezing*** - n/n (%) | 5/11 (46) | 0 | 9/17 (53) | 3/11 (27) | 17/30# (57) | 16/38# (42) | 22/38# (58) | 8/28# (29) |
Mask variables | ||||||||
Adherent to facemask use during each of the five days after full implementation of the intervention (adherence definition 2) - n/n (%)## | 6/11 (55) | 7/15 (47) | 7/17 (41) | 2/11 (18) | 17/31 (55) | 18/39 (46) | 17/38 (45) | 13/28 (46) |
Wore facemask when being in the same room with index/contact*** - n/n (%) | 8/10 (80) | 8/15 (53) | 13/16 (81) | 6/11 (55) | 23/31 (74) | 32/37 (87) | 26/38 (68) | 24/28 (86) |
Wore facemask when being in close contact to index/contact*** - n/n (%) | 7/10 (70) | 9/15 (60) | 13/16 (81) | 5/11 (46) | 24/31 (77) | 34/38 (90) | 27/38 (71) | 21/28 (75) |
Wore facemask when providing care to index/being provided for by household contact*** - n/n(%) | 6/9 (67) | 4/5 (80) | 6/12 (50) | 3/7 (43) | 10/16 (63) | 13/16 (81) | 12/21 (57) | 12/13 (92) |