Table 8: Hand hygiene positive practice among the study participants.

 

Practice Level

Low

High

P value

Variables

Category

No.

%

No.

%

Age

≤ 30 years

42

16.3

25

14.9

0.959

 

31-39 years

103

40.1

66

39.3

 

 

40-49 years

67

26.1

45

26.8

 

 

≥ 50 years

45

17.5

32

19.0

 

Sex

Male

106

41.2

56

33.3

0.101

 

Female

151

58.8

112

66.7

 

Profession

Nurse/lab specialist

113

44.0

102

60.7

0.001

 

Medical doctor/resident

59

23.0

39

23.2

 

 

Emergency medical

20

7.8

11

6.5

 

 

Technician/others

65

25.3

16

9.5

 

Health care center (HCC)

Al Wazarat

105

40.9

101

60.1

0.008

 

Al Morooj

81

31.5

35

20.8

 

 

Al Oreja

23

8.9

13

7.7

 

 

Al Janoob

21

8.2

8

4.8

 

 

Al Manar

18

7.0

7

4.2

 

 

Al Nadeem

9

3.5

4

2.4

 

Department

Low contamination risk

164

63.8

117

69.6

0.214

 

High contamination risk

93

36.2

51

30.4