Table 3 Fingertips contamination according to gloving and hand hygiene practices among the 260 HCWs
Contamination according to observed gloving practices (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No gloves | Non sterile gloves | Sterile gloves | All | |
N HCWs | 49 | 23 | 188 | 260 |
With 2 compliant hand hygiene gestures | 24 | 7 | 73 | 104 |
With 1 compliant hand hygiene gesture | 17 | 11 | 62 | 90 |
With no compliant hand hygiene gesture | 8 | 5 | 53 | 66 |
N fingertips contamination (%) | 33 (67) | 12 (52) | 27 (14) | 72 (28) |
With 2 compliant hand hygiene gestures | 14 (58) | 5 (71) | 11 (15) | 30 (29) |
With 1 compliant hand hygiene gesture | 13 (76) | 6 (54) | 11 (18) | 30 (33) |
With no compliant hand hygiene gesture | 6 (75) | 1 (20) | 5 (9) | 12 (18) |