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Table I.14.2:<br />
<strong>Hand</strong> <strong>hygiene</strong> adherence by health-care workers (1981–2004)<br />
Reference Year Setting<br />
476<br />
501<br />
502<br />
480<br />
475<br />
503<br />
504<br />
745<br />
506<br />
507<br />
508<br />
509<br />
510<br />
511<br />
512<br />
500<br />
513<br />
151<br />
150<br />
482<br />
514<br />
515<br />
516<br />
517<br />
518<br />
519<br />
520<br />
Before/<br />
after<br />
contact<br />
Adherence<br />
baseline (%)<br />
Adherence<br />
after<br />
intervention<br />
(%)<br />
Intervention<br />
1981 ICU A 16 30 More convenient sink locations<br />
1981 ICU A 41 --<br />
ICU A 28 --<br />
1983 All wards A 45 --<br />
1986 SICU A 51 --<br />
MICU A 76 --<br />
1986 ICU A 63 92 Performance feedback<br />
1987 PICU A 31 30 Wearing overgown<br />
1989 MICU B/A 14/28 * 73/81<br />
Feedback, policy reviews,<br />
memo, posters<br />
MICU B/A 26/23 38/60<br />
1989 NICU A/B 75/50 --<br />
1990 ICU A 32 45 Alcohol rub introduced<br />
1990 ICU A** 81 92<br />
In-service first, then<br />
group feedback<br />
1990 ICU B/A** 22 30<br />
1991 SICU A 51 --<br />
1991 Pedi OPDs B 49 49<br />
Signs, feedback, verbal<br />
reminders to doctors<br />
Feedback, dissemination<br />
1991 Nursery & NICU B/A *** 28 63<br />
of literature, results of<br />
environmental cultures<br />
1992 NICU/others A 29 --<br />
1992 ICU N.S. 40 --<br />
1993 ICUs A 40 --<br />
1994 Emerg Room A 32 --<br />
1994 All wards A 32 --<br />
1994 SICU A 22 38<br />
Automated handwashing<br />
machines available<br />
1994 NICU A 62 60 No gowning required<br />
1994<br />
ICUs<br />
A<br />
30<br />
Wards<br />
A<br />
29<br />
--<br />
1995<br />
ICU<br />
Oncol Ward<br />
A 56 --<br />
1995 ICU N.S. 5 63<br />
Lectures, feedback,<br />
demonstrations<br />
1996 PICU B/A 12/11 68/65<br />
Overt observation, followed<br />
by feedback<br />
1996 MICU A 41 58<br />
Routine wearing of<br />
gowns and gloves<br />
1996 Emerg Dept A 54 64<br />
Signs/distributed review paper