Table 1 Demographic information of the study participants
Characteristics | Categories | Total (N = 1046) |
|---|---|---|
Occupational categories | Nurse (nurse and nursing assistant) | 734 (70.2) |
Physician (intern, resident, and specialists) | 203 (19.4) | |
Other healthcare workers (medical engineers, transport agents, and others) | 109 (10.4) | |
Working area | Inpatient wards | 363 (49.9) |
Outpatient clinic | 143 (19.6) | |
Emergency department | 32 (4.4) | |
Intensive care unit | 81 (11.1) | |
Others | 109 (15.0) | |
Gender | Female | 855 (81.9) |
Age groups | 20–29 | 410 (39.4) |
30–39 | 306 (29.4) | |
40–49 | 245 (23.6) | |
50–59 | 79 (7.6) | |
Working experience | < 6 months | 80 (9.5) |
≤ 6 months to < 1 year | 42 (5.0) | |
≤ 1 year to < 3 years | 119 (14.1) | |
≤ 3 years to < 5 years | 104 (12.3) | |
≤ 5 years to < 10 years | 148 (17.6) | |
≤ 10 years to < 20 years | 188 (22.3) | |
≥ 20 years | 162 (19.2) | |
Allergy to alcohol hand sanitiser | Yes | 117 (11.3) |