Table 1 Participant characteristics
Characteristic | |||
Sample size | 43 | ||
Date of enrolment | range | 2/6/15: 5/6/15 | |
Age (years) | mean (s.d.) [range] | 26.2 (7.1) [16: 45] | |
Skin | brown | n (%) | 7 (16.3) |
dark brown | n (%) | 22 (51.2) | |
black | n (%) | 14 (32.6) | |
Present season | humid | n (%) | 43 (100) |
Do you normally use a protective hand lotion /cream (outside test period)? | never | n (%) | 43 (100) |
Do you develop irritative dermatitis? | never | n (%) | 35 (81.4) |
sometimes | n (%) | 7 (16.3) | |
always | n (%) | 1 (2.3) | |
Do you develop atopic dermatitis? | yes | n (%) | 2 (4.7) |
no | n (%) | 41 (95.3) | |
Do you develop rhinitis / allergic conjunctivitis? | yes | n (%) | 3 (7.0) |
no | n (%) | 40 (93.0) | |
Are you asthmatic? | yes | n (%) | 1 (2.3) |
no | n (%) | 42 (97.7) | |
Do you have a known intolerance to alcohol? | no | n (%) | 43 (100) |
Do you think you can improve your own hand hygiene? | yes | n (%) | 42 (97.7) |
perhaps | n (%) | 1 (2.3) | |
Did any of the following problems make it difficult to use the hand rub (1 = always; 7 = never)? | |||
Forgetfulness | 1 (always) | n (%) | 0 |
2 | n (%) | 3 (7.0) | |
3 | n (%) | 4 (9.3) | |
4 | n (%) | 3 (7.0) | |
5 | n (%) | 1 (2.3) | |
6 | n (%) | 3 (7.0) | |
7 (never) | n (%) | 29 (67.4) | |
mean (s.d.) | 6.0 (1.7) | ||
Lack of time | 1 (always) | n (%) | 0 |
2 | n (%) | 2 (4.7) | |
3 | n (%) | 0 | |
4 | n (%) | 1 (2.3) | |
5 | n (%) | 1 (2.3) | |
6 | n (%) | 4 (9.3) | |
7 (never) | n (%) | 35 (81.4) | |
mean (s.d.) | 6.6 (1.2) | ||
Damaged skin | 7 (never) | n (%) | 43 (100) |
mean (s.d.) | 7.0 (0) | ||