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Table I.14.1:<br />

<strong>Hand</strong> <strong>hygiene</strong> frequency among health-care workers<br />

Reference Year<br />

Frequency of handwashing episodes<br />

Average no./ time period Range Average no./h<br />

82<br />

1988 5/8 h N.S.<br />

153<br />

1984 5–10/shift N.S.<br />

188<br />

2000 10/shift N.S.<br />

469<br />

2000 12–18/day 2–60<br />

190<br />

2000 13–15/8 h 5–27 1.6–1.8/h<br />

154<br />

1977 20–42/8 h 10–100<br />

743<br />

2000 21/12 h N.S.<br />

468<br />

2000 22/day 0–70<br />

527<br />

2002 0.7/h<br />

152<br />

1991 1.7–2.1/h<br />

35<br />

1998 2.1/h<br />

531<br />

2004 2.2/h<br />

457<br />

1978 3/h<br />

515<br />

1994 3.3/h<br />

459<br />

2001 3.5/h<br />

530<br />

2003 10/h<br />

499<br />

2003 11.6/h<br />

744<br />

2001 12/h<br />

N.S. = not stated.

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