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Table 3 Comparison of products: (2) Observer evaluation

From: Preventing neonatal sepsis in rural Uganda: a cross-over study comparing the tolerance and acceptability of three alcohol-based hand rub formulations

Characteristic

A (Plain)

B (Perfumed)

C (Bitterant)

Differences (95% CIs)

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

A vs. B

A vs. C

B vs. C

Observer evaluation of skin condition:

 Redness

no redness

n (%)

42 (97.7)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

slight redness or blotchiness

n (%)

1 (2.3)

0

0

0

0

0

 Scaliness

no scaliness

n (%)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

 Fissures

no fissure

n (%)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

 Skin scale

no observable scale or irritation of any kind

n (%)

42 (97.7)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

43 (100)

occasional scale not necessarily uniformly distributed

n (%)

1 (2.3)

0

0

0

0

0