Table 4: Level of knowledge on hand hygiene according to sociodemographic characteristics.
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Low |
Moderate |
High |
P value |
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Variables |
Category |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
No. |
% |
|
Age |
≤ 30 years |
4 |
8.3 |
42 |
19.0 |
21 |
13.5 |
0.119 |
31-39 years |
17 |
35.4 |
79 |
35.7 |
73 |
46.8 |
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40-49 years |
14 |
29.2 |
59 |
26.7 |
39 |
25.0 |
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≥ 50 years |
13 |
27.1 |
41 |
18.6 |
23 |
14.7 |
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Gender |
Male |
18 |
37.5 |
84 |
38.0 |
60 |
38.5 |
0.992 |
Female |
30 |
62.5 |
137 |
62.0 |
96 |
61.5 |
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Profession |
Nurse/lab specialist |
16 |
33.3 |
109 |
49.3 |
90 |
57.7 |
0.001 |
Medical doctor/resident |
8 |
16.7 |
52 |
23.5 |
38 |
24.4 |
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Emergency Medical |
1 |
2.1 |
16 |
7.2 |
14 |
9.0 |
||
Technician/others |
23 |
47.9 |
44 |
19.9 |
14 |
9.0 |
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Health care center (HCC) |
Al Wazarat |
9 |
18.8 |
107 |
48.4 |
90 |
57.7 |
0.001 |
Al Morooj |
28 |
58.3 |
55 |
24.9 |
33 |
21.2 |
||
Al Oreja |
2 |
4.2 |
24 |
10.9 |
10 |
6.4 |
||
Al Janoob |
8 |
16.7 |
13 |
5.9 |
8 |
5.1 |
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Al Manar |
1 |
2.1 |
15 |
6.8 |
9 |
5.8 |
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Al Nadeem |
0 |
0.0 |
7 |
3.2 |
6 |
3.8 |
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Department |
Low contamination risk |
31 |
64.6 |
140 |
63.3 |
110 |
70.5 |
0.341 |
High contamination risk |
17 |
35.4 |
81 |
36.7 |
46 |
29.5 |