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Table 4 Training rate for controlling nosocomial infections before and after the outbreak

From: Perceived infection transmission routes, infection control practices, psychosocial changes, and management of COVID-19 infected healthcare workers in a tertiary acute care hospital in Wuhan: a cross-sectional survey

Training for controlling nosocomial infections

Training rate [n (%)]

P*

Before outbreak

After outbreak

Isolation of suspected infectious patients

76(73.8)

90(87.4)

0.004

Environmental cleaning and disinfection

86(83.5)

91(88.4)

0.17

Hand hygiene

101(98.1)

95(92.2)

0.03

Wearing gloves

99(96.1)

93(90.3)

0.03

Wearing surgical mask

90(87.4)

92(89.3)

0.56

Wearing goggles or face shield

71(68.9)

89(86.4)

< 0.001

Wearing isolation clothes

81(78.6)

90(87.4)

0.02

Wearing protective clothing

66(64.1)

90(87.4)

< 0.001

  1. *P value from McNemar test