Research Article

Health Care Workers and Standard Precautions: Perceptions and Determinants of Compliance in the Emergency and Trauma Triage of a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Table 1

Compliance with standard precautions among the participants ().

Study participantsUse of hand rub 
(%)
Use of gloves 
(%)
Use of masks 
(%)
Use of eye gear 
(%)
Use of gowns 
(%)

Doctors
()
78 (71.5)90 (82.6)38 (34.8)21 (19.2)36 (33.0)
Nurses
()
43 (81.1)48 (90.6)36 (67.9)15 (28.3)10 (18.8)

Total
()
121 (74.7)138 (85.1)74 (45.6)36 (22.2)46 (28.4)