Audit Period 3 - 2010 (November)
Data have been collected nationally from a total of 521 hospitals from both the public and private sectors. The average compliance rate was 68.3% .
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Overall Compliance Rate
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Correct HH Moments
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Moments Observed
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Compliance Rate
|
Lower 95% CI
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Upper 95% CI
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Overall Rate
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168,641 |
246,931 |
68.3%
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68.1%
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68.5%
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Compliance Rate By Moment
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Moment
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Correct HH
Moments
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Moments
Observed
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Compliance
Rate
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Lower
95% CI
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Upper
95% CI
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Moment 1
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43,499
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68,979
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63.1%
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62.7%
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63.4%
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Moment 2
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13,620
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19,901
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68.4%
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67.8%
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69.1%
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Moment 3
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21,520
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27,189
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79.1%
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78.7%
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79.6%
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Moment 4
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54,531
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71,732
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76.0%
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75.7%
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76.3%
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Moment 5
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35,471
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59,139
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60.0%
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59.6%
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60.4%
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| Figure 1. National Hand Hygiene Compliance Rate By Moment |
Compliance Rate By Healthcare Worker Type
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| HCW Type |
Code |
Correct HH
Moments |
Moments
Observed |
Compliance
Rate |
Lower
95% CI |
Upper
95% CI |
| Admin & Clerical |
AC |
318 |
577 |
55.1% |
50.9% |
59.2% |
| Allied HCW |
AH |
8,187 |
12,595 |
65.0% |
64.2% |
65.8% |
| Domestic* |
D |
3,289 |
5,924 |
55.5% |
54.2% |
56.8% |
| Invasive Tech |
BL |
3,890 |
5,793 |
67.2% |
65.9% |
68.4% |
| Medical Practitioner |
DR |
17,897 |
34,224 |
52.3% |
51.8% |
52.8% |
| Nurse/Midwife |
N |
116,851 |
158,732 |
73.6% |
73.4% |
73.9% |
| Other* |
O |
2,364 |
4,920 |
48.0% |
46.6% |
49.4% |
| Personal Care Staff* |
PC |
5,700 |
9,107 |
62.6% |
61.6% |
63.6% |
| Student AH |
SAH |
808 |
1,212 |
66.7% |
63.9% |
69.3% |
| Student Medical |
SDR |
588 |
1,147 |
51.3% |
48.3% |
54.2% |
| Student Nurse |
SN |
8,732 |
12,674 |
68.9% |
68.1% |
69.7% |
| Student Personal Care |
SPC |
17 |
26 |
65.4% |
44.3% |
82.8% |
| *Data Incomplete |
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Figure 2. National Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates by Healthcare Profession
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Figure 1 depicts the compliance rates for each of the 5 Moments. The highest rates of compliance were after completion of a procedure (79.1%) and after touching a patient (76.0%).
Figure 2 depicts the compliance rate by healthcare worker professional group. The highest compliance rates were nurses (73.6% for Registered Nurses and 68.9% for student nurse).
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