Barriers to hand hygiene in ophthalmic outpatients in Uganda: a mixed methods approach

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 3 Inventory of hand hygiene facilities

	Hospital A		Hospital B
	Inpatient	Outpatient	Inpatient	Outpatient
Percentage of clinical areas^a with fully functioning sinks^b on both observations	33 %	100 %	25 %	25 %
Percentage of clinical areas^a with adequate hand-drying facilities^c on both observations	0 %	0 %	25 %	25 %
Percentage of clinical areas^a with alcohol hand rub on both observations	66 %	91 %	25 %	100 %

^aClinical areas in inpatient mean female bay, male bay, examination room and treatment room. Clinical areas in outpatients are examination and treatment rooms
^bFully functioning sinks mean running cold tap, sink which is connected to plumbing and soap available
^cAdequate hand-drying facilities mean multiple cloth hand towels and bin for used hand towels