Descriptive statistics for the outcome measures: barriers for implementation, behavioural determinants and behaviour
| Variable | Scale | Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n=773) | Intervention (n=876) | Control (n=536) | Intervention (n=651) | Control (n=471) | Intervention (n=607) | ||
| Barriers for implementation | |||||||
| Awareness ((totally) agree), n (%) | – | 91 (12.2) | 98 (11.5) | – | – | 48 (12.5) | 127 (27.6) |
| Receiving information (yes), n (%) | – | 183 (24.5) | 262 (30.6) | – | – | 152 (39.6) | 353 (76.7) |
| Knowledge, mean (SD) | 0–7 | 5.0 (1.2) | 5.1 (1.2) | – | – | 5.3 (1.3) | 6.2 (1.0) |
| Behavioural determinants | |||||||
| Attitude: Important to protect hands ((totally) agree), n (%) | – | 691 (90.9) | 804 (92.9) | – | – | 351 (90.9) | 426 (92.0) |
| Attitude: Content with protective measures ((totally) agree), n (%) | – | 494 (65.2) | 595 (68.8) | – | – | 283 (73.5) | 358 (77.3) |
| Social influence, mean (SD) | 1.0–5.0 | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.5 (1.0) | – | – | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.5 (0.9) |
| Self-efficacy, mean (SD) | 1.0–5.0 | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.9) | – | – | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.8) |
| Intention, mean (SD) | 1.0–5.0 | 3.9 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.8) | – | – | 3.9 (0.9) | 4.0 (0.7) |
| Behaviour | |||||||
| Washing hands, mean (SD) | 1–4 | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.0) | 2.4 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.9) |
| Use of disinfectant, mean (SD) | 1–4 | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) |
| Wet work, mean (SD) | 1–4 | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.9) | – | – | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.8) |
| Use of moisturiser, mean (SD) | 0–2 | 0.9 (0.7) | 0.9 (0.7) | 0.8 (0.7) | 1.0 (0.7) | 0.9 (0.7) | 1.1 (0.7) |
| Wearing gloves (hours/day), mean (SD) | – | 2.3 (1.9) | 2.2 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.7) | 1.9 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.8) | 2.0 (1.7) |
| Use of body lotion (no, never), n (%) | – | 636 (85.8) | 765 (89.8) | 489 (92.1) | 607 (94.0) | 406 (88.3) | 555 (93.4) |
| Wearing jewellery (no, never), n (%) | – | 526 (85.8) | 706 (83.7) | 480 (90.4) | 551 (85.3) | 420 (91.5) | 503 (84.7) |
| Wearing cotton under gloves (once in a while/daily), n (%) | – | 19 (2.6) | 16 (1.9) | 10 (1.9) | 13 (2.0) | 14 (3.0) | 53 (8.8) |
| Compliance to guideline, mean (SD) | 0–5 | 3.4 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.7) | – | – | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.6) |