Table 4 Participants’ answers to the questions about the vulnerability of products to bacterial contamination
Products | Sites (nr. of participants) |  | Groups (nr. of participants) | Total (n = 617) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHU-YO (n = 200) | CNHU-HKM (n = 229) | UHK (n = 188) |  | (Para)medical (n = 526) | Auxiliary (n = 91) | ||
Some bacteria are resistant and can survive in the product | |||||||
Chlorine 0.5% | 38.4% | 40.3% | 33.0% | Â | 39.8% | 22.9% | 37.4% |
Povidone iodine 10% | 62.2% | 51.8% | 38.0% | Â | 54.8% | 30.2% | 51.0% |
ABHR | 70.8% | 67.3% | 56.0% | Â | 70.4% | 30.5% | 65.0% |
Household soap | 75.1% | 70.7% | 65.6% | Â | 71.5% | 65.2% | 70.6% |
Some bacteria can multiply in the product | |||||||
Chlorine 0.5% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 8.8% | Â | 9.8% | 13.3% | 10.3% |
Povidone iodine 10% | 21.8% | 19.7% | 8.9% | Â | 18.1% | 11.6% | 17.1% |
ABHR | 17.2% | 33.2% | 24.2% | Â | 25.8% | 20.7% | 25.2% |
Household soap | 54.8% | 67.6% | 60.8% | Â | 61.8% | 58.4% | 61.3% |
The product kills all bacteria | |||||||
Chlorine 0.5% | 51.0% | 46.9% | 49.5% | Â | 47.2% | 60.2% | 49.1% |
Povidone iodine 10% | 20.7% | 20.6% | 30.7% | Â | 23.4% | 25.6% | 23.7% |
ABHR | 19.3% | 17.3% | 17.6% | Â | 16.0% | 30.5% | 18.0% |
Household soap | 8.6% | 6.2% | 4.8% | Â | 6.2% | 9.0% | 6.6% |
I do not know | |||||||
Chlorine 0.5% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 15.4% | Â | 10.6% | 14.5% | 11.2% |
Povidone iodine 10% | 13.5% | 25.7% | 29.1% | Â | 19.2% | 43.0% | 22.7% |
ABHR | 8.3% | 9.8% | 17.6% | Â | 8.3% | 32.9% | 11.7% |
Household soap | 6.6% | 6.2% | 11.8% | Â | 7.3% | 12.4% | 8.1% |