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Table 1 Age and occupation distribution of the staff members participating in the assessment program

From: A large-scale assessment of hand hygiene quality and the effectiveness of the “WHO 6-steps”

  

Age

  

Occupation

Gender

−29

30–39

40–49

50+

Total

  

Subjects

Passed

Subjects

Passed

Subjects

Passed

Subjects

Passed

Subjects

Passed

 

Female

58

78%

100

73%

34

77%

20

85%

212

76%

Physicians

Male

46

74%

156

65%

78

76%

34

71%

314

70%

 

All

104

76%

256

68%

112

76%

54

76%

526

72%

 

Female

737

75%

594

80%

231

82%

141

80%

1703

78%

Nurses

Male

42

50%

25

64%

8

75%

8

63%

83

58%

 

All

779

74%

619

80%

239

82%

149

79%

1786

77%

Environ-

Female

67

72%

78

67%

43

70%

69

67%

257

69%

mental

Male

44

64%

42

67%

23

35%

32

50%

141

57%

services

All

111

69%

120

67%

66

58%

101

61%

398

64%

Allied

Female

189

66%

134

68%

85

80%

72

79%

480

71%

health

Male

38

50%

56

73%

21

71%

20

60%

135

64%

 

All

227

63%

190

70%

116

78%

92

75%

615

70%

 

Female

364

72%

243

68%

167

77%

133

80%

907

73%

Others

Male

140

55%

111

53%

68

63%

91

69%

410

59%

 

All

504

67%

354

63%

235

73%

224

76%

1317

69%

 

Female

1415

73%

1149

75%

560

79%

435

78%

3559

75%

Total

Male

310

58%

390

63%

198

66%

185

65%

1083

62%

 

All

1725

70%

1539

72%

758

76%

620

74%

4642

72%

  1. Hand hygiene assessment results: number of passed, number of failed, and percentage of successful attempts out of the total number of participants, grouped by occupation and age range.