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Table 3 The mean percentage of hand hygiene compliance between both groups before and after the intervention in terms of shifts

From: The effect of training and awareness of subtle control on the frequency of hand hygiene among intensive care unit nurses

Shifts

Mean ± SD

P-value

Morning

Evening

Night

Intervention

 Before the intervention

28.5 ± 15.3

21 ± 11.8

2.7 ± 12.4

0.22

 After the intervention

49.6 ± 15

38.4 ± 14.1

37.8 ± 20.9

0.001

Control

 Before the intervention

38.2 ± 16.9

30.7 ± 18.3

30.3 ± 16.2

0.08

 After the intervention

47.2 ± 11.2

39.8 ± 9.5

37 ± 14.6

0.004

  1. The Wilcoxon test was used