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Table 3 Hand hygiene technique scores 1 for 379 hand hygiene attempts with product contact times >1 s

From: Video observation of hand hygiene practices during routine companion animal appointments and the effect of a poster intervention on hand hygiene compliance

  

HH technique score

HH product

n

0

1

2

3

4

  

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Water alone

27

93 (25)

7 (2)

-

-

-

Soap

300

53 (158)

33 (100)

11 (32)

3 (8)

1 (2)

ABHR

52

13 (7)

33 (17)

40 (21)

13 (7)

-

Total

379

50 (190)

31 (119)

14 (53)

4 (15)

1 (2)

  1. HH = hand hygiene, ABHR = alcohol-based hand rub.
  2. 1score was based on observation of deliberate effort to scrub/rub each of four separate parts of the hands (backs, between fingers, thumbs, wrists), with one point given for each component, resulting in a score from 0-4.
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BMC Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1746-6148

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