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Percentage of soap-and-water hand-washing activities (n = 123) performed correctly by 39 clinicians, nurses, and other staff.
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Demographics Total Site 1 Site 2 Site 3 Site 4 Site 5 Site 6 Site 7 Staff, n Clinicians (physicians and nurse practitioners) 31 2 3 5 10 1 4 6 Nursing staff (nurses and medical assistants) 26 1 4 5 4 1 2 9 Other 22 0 3 4 3 4 3 5 Total 79 3 10 14 17 6 9 20 Female sex (%) 80 67 90 71 71 100 67 90 Race (%) White 60 33 50 62 71 83 56 59 African American 36 67 50 38 23 17 44 41 Other 4 6 Mean age, years (range) 40 (23–82) 42 (41–44) 41 (25–62) 44 (32–60) 38 (25–60) 55 (32–82) 34 (23–52) 36 (25–57) Mean years in profession (range) 12 (0.6–42) 13 (3–20) 12 (2–40) 11 (1–30) 9 (0.6–40) 26 (6–42) 12 (1–27) 9 (0.5–30) - Table 2. Percentages of Participants Who Report They Frequently Recommend Behaviors to Patients to Prevent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs) by Level of Observed T-Zone Touching and Hand Hygiene Behaviors
More Touching/Poor Hygiene (n = 53) Less Touching/Better Hygiene (n = 39) P Value Recommended by the CDC to prevent URTIs Don't smoke, or stop smoking if you smoke 65.9 88.0 .05 Cover the mouth/nose with a tissue or handkerchief when coughing/sneezing 55.8 54.2 .90 Cover the mouth/nose with the elbow when coughing/sneezing 81.4 75.0 .54 Wash hands frequently throughout the day 68.8 79.2 .35 Try to not touch own eyes, nose, or mouth with hands 54.5 58.3 .76 Get plenty of sleep each night 60.0 70.8 .37 Avoid being around people when they have a cold or flu 68.9 62.5 .59 No recommendation by the CDC to prevent URTI Take vitamin C regularly 31.0 16.7 .20 Drink large amounts of water daily 57.1 66.7 .45 Cover the mouth/nose with the hand when coughing/sneezing 42.9 50.0 .58 Stay at home (do not go to school or work) while ill with a cold or flu 61.4 58.3 .81 Avoid stressful situations 39.0 47.8 .49 CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Table 3. Percentages of Participants Who Report They Frequently Perform Behaviors to Prevent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs) by Level of Observed T-Zone Touching and Hand Hygiene Behaviors
More Touching/Poor Hygiene (N = 53) Less Touching/Better Hygiene (N = 39) P Value Recommended by the CDC to prevent URTIs Don't smoke or stop smoking if you smoke 68.1% 72.0% .73 Cover the mouth/nose with a tissue or handkerchief when coughing/sneezing 54.7 38.5 .17 Cover the mouth/nose with the elbow when coughing/sneezing 92.5 88.5 .56 Wash hands frequently throughout the day 96.2 96.0 .96 Try to not touch own eyes, nose, or mouth with hands 47.2 46.2 .93 Get plenty of sleep each night 47.1 38.5 .47 Avoid being around people when they have a cold or flu 33.3 23.1 .35 No recommendation by the CDC to prevent URTI Take vitamin C regularly 25.0 11.5 .16 Drink large amounts of water daily 60.4 34.6 .03 Cover the mouth/nose with the hand when coughing/sneezing 52.9 50.0 .81 Stay at home (do not go to school or work) while ill with a cold or flu 20.0 15.4 .62 Avoid stressful situations 26.0 20.0 .57 CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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