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Table 2 Second round data collection (T2) participant characteristics at 8 VAHCS hospitals

From: “The role as a champion is to not only monitor but to speak out and to educate”: the contradictory roles of hand hygiene champions

Individuals responsible for HH characteristic

Total participants (N = 32)

Mean age (SD)

47.31 (9.84)

Mean years at VA (SD)

11.93 (9.31)

Occupation

 Hospital epidemiologist

8

 Infection preventionist

12

 MDRO PC

4

 Others (e.g., quality, patient safety)

8

Frontline staff characteristic

Total participants (N = 33)

Mean age (SD)

38.12 (11.84)

Mean years at VA (SD)

5.08 (6.00)

Occupation

 Nursing

30

 EMS

2

 Other

1

  1. MDRO PC, multi-drug-resistant organism prevention program coordinator