Incubators versus cribs
Hand hygiene compliance was significantly better
regarding infants nursed in incubators as compared with
infants nursed in cribs during the two pretest observations;
pretest 1: incubator 60 of 74 (81.1%) vs. crib 50 of
100 (50%) p < 0.001; pretest 2: incubator 145 of 186 (78%)
vs. crib 97 of 152 (63.8%), p < 0.001. This difference was no
longer apparent during the first posttest observation; 140
of 160 (87.5%) vs. 163 of 176 (92.6%), p = 0.60. However, 6
months after the education program hand hygiene
compliance again was significantly better regarding
infants nursed in incubators than for those nursed in
cribs; 251 of 284 (88.4%) vs. 45 of 69 (65.2%), p < 0.001.