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Table 4 Predictors of hand washing and among healthcare workers in Arua district, 2008

From: Implementation of infection control in health facilities in Arua district, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

 

Hand washing

 

Factor

Category

Yes (%)

No (%)

Crude OR (95 % CI)

P-Value

Adjusted OR (95 % CI)

P-Value

Received in-service training (n = 186)

Yes

44 (86)

7 (14)

2.65 (1.06–7.53)

0.036*

2.71 (1.03–7.16)

0.045*

No

95 (70)

40 (30)

1.00

   

Read guidelines (n = 185)

Yes

72 (76)

23 (24)

1.14 (0.56–2.33)

0.738

0.71 (0.32–1.59)

0.409

No

66 (73)

24 (27)

1.00

   

Can explain infection control (n = 184)

Yes

126 (77)

37 (23)

2.56 (0.87–7.16)

0.060

1.63 (0.54–4.90)

0.379

No

12 (57)

9 (43)

1.00

   

Educated beyond O ‘level (n = 186)

Yes

74 (86)

12 (14)

3.32 (1.52–7.59)

0.001*

3.30 (1.44–7.54)

0.005*

No

65 (65)

35 (35)

1.00

   

<35 years (n = 186)

Yes

67 (76)

21 (24)

1.15 (0.56–2.37)

0.737

0.68 (0.22–2.07)

0.497

No

72 (73)

26 (27)

1.00

   

Sex (n = 186)

Female

78 (77)

23 (23)

1.33 (0.65–2.73)

0.403

0.88 (0.37–2.13)

0.785

Male

24 (28)

61 (72)

1.00

   

Cites hand washing as one of infection control measures known (n = 186)

Yes

107 (86)

17 (14)

5.90 (2.73–12.87)

<0.001*

5.70 (2.64–12.32)

0.000*

No

32 (52)

30 (48)

1.00

   

Has ever acquired a nosocomial infection (n = 186)

Yes

32 (82)

7 (18)

1.71 (0.67–4.95)

0.302

2.84 (1.03–7.84)

0.043*

No

107 (73)

40 (27)

1.00

   

Qualified beyond nursing assistant (n = 186)

Yes

101 (81)

23 (19)

2.77 (1.17–5.13)*

0.004*

1.71 (0.72–4.06)

0.223

No

38 (61)

24 (39)

1.00

   

Healthcare worker from government (public) health facility (n = 186)

Yes

86 (78)

24 (22)

1.56 (0.75–3.19)

   

No

53 (70)

23 (30)

1.00

0.058

2.19 (0.96–4.97)

0.061

  1. *statistically significant at p = 0.05