Table 4 HAI control activities.
Variable | Core component 3: HAI control activities | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monitoring system for contact isolation adherence | Rectal screening strategy | Pathogen specific bundles | |||||||
Absent (N = 20) | Present (N = 18) | p valuea | Target (N = 31) | Universal (N = 7) | p valuea | Absent (N = 25) | Present (N = 13) | p valuea | |
Geographical area | |||||||||
Central Italy | 5 (25.0%) | 4 (22.2%) | 1 | 8 (25.8%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0.807 | 6 (24.0%) | 3 (23.1%) | 0.743 |
Islands | 5 (25.0%) | 4 (22.2%) | 8 (25.8%) | 1 (14.3%) | 6 (24.0%) | 3 (23.1%) | |||
Northern Italy | 5 (25.0%) | 6 (33.3%) | 8 (25.8%) | 3 (42.8%) | 6 (24.0%) | 5 (38.5%) | |||
Southern Italy | 5 (25.0%) | 4 (22.2%) | 7 (22.6%) | 2 (28.6%) | 7 (28.0%) | 2 (15.4%) | |||
Hospital type | |||||||||
Other | 7 (35.0%) | 8 (44.4%) | 0.146 | 2 (6.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0.12 | 1 (4.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.291 |
Private-public | 13 (65.0%) | 7 (38.9%) | 14 (45.2%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (4.0%) | 1 (7.7%) | |||
Public hospital | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.6%) | 15 (48.4%) | 5 (71.4%) | 12 (48.0%) | 3 (23.1%) | |||
University hospital | 0 (0%) | 2 (11.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (14.3%) | 11 (44.0%) | 9 (69.2%) | |||
Bed capacity | |||||||||
< 200 | 1 (5.0%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.207 | 3 (9.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0.489 | 2 (8.0%) | 2 (15.4%) | 0.484 |
≥ 1000 | 8 (40.0%) | 2 (11.1%) | 7 (22.6%) | 3 (42.85%) | 5 (20.0%) | 5 (38.5%) | |||
200–599 | 8 (40.0%) | 10 (55.5%) | 15 (48.4%) | 3 (42.85%) | 13 (52.0%) | 5 (38.5%) | |||
600–999 | 3 (15.0%) | 3 (16.7%) | 6 (19.3%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (20.0%) | 1 (7.7%) | |||
Case-mix complexity | |||||||||
High | 10 (50.0%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.0952 | 10 (32.25%) | 3 (42.85%) | 0.661 | 8 (32.0%) | 5 (38.5%) | 1 |
Low | 5 (25.0%) | 8 (44.4%) | 10 (32.25%) | 3 (42.85%) | 9 (36.0%) | 4 (30.8%) | |||
Medium | 5 (25.0%) | 7 (38.9%) | 11 (35.5%) | 1 (14.3%) | 8 (32.0%) | 4 (30.8%) | |||
