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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

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