Table 2 Factors associated with mobile phone hygiene and decontamination procedures.

From: Mobile phones of paediatric hospital staff are never cleaned and commonly used in toilets with implications for healthcare nosocomial diseases

 

Age

Sex

Occupation

χ2 and (df)

P-value

χ2 and (df)

P-value

χ2 and (df)

P-value

Mobile phone use in Bathroom

6.42 (10)

0.77

14.62 (10)

0.14

21.53 (2)

< 0.01**

Frequency of cleaning

4.04 (10)

0.94

7.42 (10)

0.68

184.92 (25)

< 0.01**

Method of cleaning

4.39 (10)

0.92

3.80 (6)

0.70

8.57 (12)

0.73

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