Table 3

Cross-tabulation analysis of patient safety experiences and fear of infection

Experience in patient safetyFear of infectionF(p)*
Yes (%)†No (%)†
Patient identification9.38 (0.002)
Yes15.884.2
 No28.371.7
Explanation6.11 (0.014)
 Yes15.684.4
 No2.27.8
Hand hygiene76.72 (<0.001)
 Yes13.586.5
 No37.662.4
Proper use of injection supplies6.35 (0.012)
 Yes15.684.4
 No22.377.7
Skin disinfection2.01 (0.157)
 Yes15.984.1
 No20.579.5
Experience of adverse drug reaction429.81 (<0.001)
 Yes55.744.3
 No10.389.7
  • *To account for the weights in the data, we used a design based on F-test statistics and the corresponding p values.

  • †Percentages are weighted.