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Table 4 Rate in% (no. of observations) of pre- and post-intervention compliance with procedures in equine hospitals

From: A pre- and post-intervention study of infection control in equine hospitals in Sweden

Procedure

Period1

Ward2

Hospital A

B

C

Dress code

Pre

S

92 (96)

ND

NA4

  

D

NA4

ND

NA

 

Post

S

100 (226)

99.6 (231)

100 (35)

  

D

100 (92)

99.6 (255)

100 (50)

  

NS

--

--

100 (50)

Personal appearance

Pre

S

100 (96)

ND

NA

  

D

ND

ND

NA

 

Post

S

100 (226)

99.1 (231)

NA

  

D

100 (92)

98.0 (251)

NA

Hand hygiene3

Pre

S

9.6 (96)

ND

NA

  

D

ND

ND

NA

 

Post

S

ND

99.6 (231)

37 (35)

  

D

32 (92)

87.1 (256)

24 (50)

  

NS

--

--

22 (59)

Hand washing3

Pre

S

ND

NA

NA

  

D

100 (2)

NA

NA

 

Post

S

100 (26)

NA

NA

  

D

100 (49)

NA

NA

Glove use

Pre

S

ND

ND

5

  

D

ND

ND

 
 

Post

S

ND

96.4 (229)

 
  

D

ND

98.4 (190)

 
  1. 1‘Pre’ denotes pre-intervention observations, ‘Post’ post-intervention observations.
  2. 2S = stationary ward, D = day patient ward, NS = not specified.
  3. 3Hand hygiene was equal to hand washing and/or sanitising in hospitals B and C. In hospital A it was split into two procedures, hand sanitising (in the table = hand hygiene) and hand washing.
  4. 4ND = not performed, or observation interpretation was not according to procedure, NA = not applicable, due to lack of procedure.
  5. 5Hospital C, glove use see Results, Purchase figures and observations.