| Hand washing |  | |||||
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Factor | Category | Yes (%) | No (%) | Crude OR (95Â % CI) | P-Value | Adjusted OR (95Â % 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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
<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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 | Â | Â | Â | |
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 |