Table 3 Compliance ɤ with antibiotic prophylaxis in the 3 research sites
Variable | Adherence in dosing time n = 180* n (%) | P value | Adherence in antibiotic selection n = 74** n (%) | P value | Adherence in duration of antibiotic use n = 127** n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital | Â | 0.023 | Â | 0.21 | Â | 0.27 |
Hospital 1 | 72 (69.9) | Â | 30 (22.2) | Â | 49 (36.6) | Â |
Hospital 2 | 55 (53.9) | Â | 19 (14.1) | Â | 37 (27.4) | Â |
Hospital 3 | 53 (55.2) | Â | 25 (19.1) | Â | 41 (31.5) | Â |
Patient care department | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 | Â | <0.001 |
Orthopedic | 42 (47.1) | Â | 12 (10.1) | Â | 24 (20.2) | Â |
Abdominal | 55 (51.4) | Â | 53 (37.1) | Â | 33 (23.2) | Â |
OBGYN | 83 (79.1) | Â | 9 (6.5) | Â | 70 (50.7) | Â |
Hospital shift time | Â | 0.26 | Â | 0.43 | Â | 0.87 |
A(8 am – 3 pm) | 109 (62.3) |  | 40 (17.2) |  | 76 (32.8) |  |
B(3 pm – 11 pm) | 42 (52.5) |  | 24 (22.6) |  | 33 (31.1) |  |
C(11 pm – 8 am ) | 29 (63.1) |  | 10 (16.4) |  | 18 (29.5) |  |
Type of surgery | Â | 0.24 | Â | 0.04 | Â | 0.61 |
Emergent | 77 (56.2) | Â | 42 (22.8) | Â | 61 (33.2) | Â |
Elective | 103 (62.8) | Â | 32 (14.8) | Â | 66 (30.7) | Â |