Table 3 Hand hygiene practice in the different groups of participants

Hand hygiene before all patient contact:

133 (86.4%)

56 (90.3%)

25 (67.6%)

36 (100.0)

13 (86.7%)

§< 0.001*

Hand hygiene after exposure to infectious materials:

121 (78.6%)

49 (79.0%)

31 (83.8%)

30 (83.3%)

7 (46.7%)

#0.019*

Hand hygiene before touching or adjusting the mask:

74 (48.1%)

29 (46.8%)

20 (54.1%)

20 (55.6%)

2 (13.3%)

#0.035*

Hand hygiene after touching or adjusting the mask:

83 (53.9%)

34 (54.8%)

19 (51.4%)

23 (63.9%)

3 (20.0%)

#0.039*