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Table 2 Comparison between subsidized and private RCHs regarding hand hygiene, use of gloves and respiratory protection performance of different healthcare workers

From: Observational study of compliance with infection control practices among healthcare workers in subsidized and private residential care homes

 

Subsidized RCH

Private RCH

PCWs,

n (%)

HWs,

n (%)

Professional staffa, n (%)

PCWs,

n (%)

HWs,

n (%)

Professional staffa, n(%)

Hand Hygiene

 Missing

742 (87.6)

185 (80.8)

99 (63.9)

553 (88.2)

112 (93.3)

251 (82)

 Performed

98 (11.6)

38 (16.6)

47 (30.3)

66 (10.5)

8 (6.7)

37 (12.1)

 Well performed

7 (0.8)

6 (2.6)

9 (5.8)

8 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

18 (5.9)

Use of gloves

 Not applicable

584 (68.9)

206 (90)

134 (86.5)

330 (52.6)

53 (44.2)

263 (85.9)

 Missing

3 (0.4)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.6)

5 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.3)

 Improperly performed

219 (25.9)

11 (4.8)

5 (3.2)

239 (38.1)

60 (50)

22 (7.2)

 Properly performed

41 (4.8)

9 (3.9)

15 (9.7)

53 (8.5)

7 (5.8)

20 (6.5)

Respiratory protection

 Missing

214 (25.3)

71 (31.0)

51 (32.9)

273 (43.5)

3 (2.5)

114 (37.3)

 Improperly performed

8 (0.9)

3 (1.3)

2 (1.3)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Properly performed

625 (73.8)

155 (67.7)

102 (65.8)

353 (56.3)

117 (97.5)

192 (62.7)

  1. n = total numbers of observed infection control practice episodes
  2. % = percentage of compliance in each of the total number of observed infection control practice episodes
  3. aProfessional staff include nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals