Table 1 Descriptive statistics
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Demography | ||
Sex (Proportion of women) | 124 | 68.9 |
Age in years | ||
< 20 | 1 | 0.6 |
20–29 | 35 | 19.4 |
30–39 | 44 | 24.4 |
40–49 | 56 | 31.1 |
50–59 years | 34 | 18.9 |
≥ 60 years | 8 | 4.4 |
Missing | 1 | 0.6 |
Education | ||
Secondary school graduation | 81 | 45.0 |
High school, University entrance qualification | 94 | 52.2 |
Other | 4 | 2.2 |
Missing | 1 | 0.6 |
Occupation | ||
Physician | 19 | 10.6 |
Nurse | 100 | 55.6 |
Therapist | 7 | 3.9 |
Medical technical assistant | 8 | 4.4 |
Administrative personnel | 29 | 16.1 |
Others | 16 | 8.9 |
Missing | 1 | 0.6 |
Field of activity | ||
ICU/ IMC/ OP | 70 | 38.9 |
Normal ward | 54 | 30.0 |
Diagnostic | 13 | 7.2 |
Administration/ technician | 17 | 9.4 |
Others | 25 | 13.9 |
Missing | 1 | 0.8 |
Professional experience in years | ||
≤ 1 | 12 | 6.7 |
1–5 | 24 | 13.3 |
6–10 | 24 | 13.3 |
11–20 | 74 | 41.1 |
21–40 | 41 | 22.8 |
> 41 | 4 | 2.2 |
Missing | 1 | 0.6 |
Partnership | ||
Yes | 135 | 75.0 |
No | 45 | 25.0 |
Household | ||
One-person | 35 | 19.4 |
Multi-persons | 144 | 80.0 |
Missing | 1 | 0.6 |
Work-related MRSA-risk factors | ||
Having close contact to patients (washing, dressing changes,..) | ||
Yes | 112 | 62.2 |
No | 67 | 37.2 |
Missing | 1 | 0.6 |
Having contact to MRSA-patients within the last 4 weeks | ||
Yes | 53 | 29.4 |
No | 66 | 36.7 |
Unknown | 58 | 32.2 |
Missing | 3 | 1.7 |
Wearing protective cloths when having contact to MRSA-patients | ||
Yes, always | 44 | 83.0 |
Occasionally without | 3 | 5.7 |
Missing | 6 | 11.3 |
What kind of protective cloths when having contact to MRSA-patients | ||
Surgical face mask, disposable gloves and lab coat | 42 | 79.2 |
Surgical face mask and disposable gloves | 5 | 9.4 |
Surgical face mask | 1 | 1.9 |
Disposable gloves | 1 | 1.9 |
Not applicable | 1 | 1.9 |
Missing | 2 | 2.3 |
Working abroad | ||
Yes (India/Kazakhstan, Spain, USA) | 3 | 1.7 |
No | 164 | 91.1 |
Missing | 13 | 7.2 |
Private MRSA-risk factors | ||
Caring for relatives at home | ||
Yes | 9 | 5.0 |
No | 171 | 95.0 |
Having contact to MRSA-carriers | ||
Yes | 3 | 1.7 |
No | 132 | 73.3 |
Unknown | 45 | 25.0 |
Having contact to persons in need for care within the last 4 weeks | ||
Yes | 22 | 12.2 |
No | 158 | 87.8 |
Working in the ambulant sector outside work | ||
Yes | 2 | 1.1 |
No | 178 | 98.9 |
Having contact to farm animals | ||
Yes | 9 | 5.0 |
No | 171 | 195.0 |
Having contact to pets | ||
Yes | 89 | 49.4 |
No | 89 | 49.4 |
Missing | 2 | 1.1 |
Chronic skin disease | ||
Yes, own diagnosis | 4 | 2.2 |
Yes, doctor’s diagnosis | 15 | 8.3 |
No | 158 | 87.8 |
Missing | 3 | 1.7 |
Chronic respiratory disease | ||
Yes, own diagnosis | 7 | 3.9 |
Yes, doctor’s diagnosis | 15 | 8.3 |
No | 154 | 85.6 |
Missing | 4 | 1.7 |
Diabetes mellitus | ||
Yes, own diagnosis | 1 | 0.6 |
Yes, doctor’s diagnosis | 3 | 1.7 |
No | 167 | 92.8 |
Missing | 9 | 5.0 |
Having had MRSA | ||
Yes | 4 | 2.2 |
No | 176 | 97.8 |
Use of antibiotics within the last12 months | ||
Yes | 57 | 31.7 |
No | 121 | 67.2 |
Missing | 2 | 1.1 |
Hospital stay within the last 12 months | ||
Yes | 16 | 8.9 |
No | 161 | 89.4 |
Missing | 3 | 1.7 |