Table 1 Characteristics of healthcare workers and parents participating in the study
From: Healthcare workers' and parents' perceptions of measures for improving adherence to hand-hygiene
Healthcare Workers (No. 139) | Parents/Caregivers (No. 236) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
Females | 101 | 72.7 | Females | 170 | 72.5 |
Professional category | Caregiver category | ||||
Physician | 41 | 29.5 | Mother | 170 | 72.5 |
Nurse | 91 | 65.5 | Father | 50 | 21.5 |
Other | 7 | 5.0 | Other | 18 | 6.0 |
Type of ward | Type of ward | ||||
Surgical/medical | 106 | 76.3 | Surgical/medical | 206 | 87.3 |
Intensive care unit (ICU) | 33 | 23.7 | ICU | 30 | 12.7 |
Hand-hygiene formal training | Hand-hygiene information | ||||
Yes, at Bambino Gesù Hospital | 64 | 46.0 | Yes, at Bambino Gesù Hospital | 125 | 53.0 |
Yes, outside Bambino Gesù Hospital | 10 | 7.2 | Yes, outside Bambino Gesù Hospital | 76 | 32.2 |
No | 65 | 46.8 | No | 35 | 14.8 |
Years of practice^ | First hospitalization for child | ||||
≤ 5 | 58 | 43.9 | Yes | 99 | 41.9 |
>5 | 74 | 56.1 | No* | 137 | 58.1 |