| Staff factor | Clinical factor | Environmental/Institutional factor |
| Physician status | Working in ITU | Believes that wearing gown and gloves take away the needs of hand hygiene |
| Male sex | Weekdays Vs Weekends working | Inappropriate location of the hand hygiene equipment |
| Lack of Role model | Understaffing | Belief of low risk of infection from inappropriate hand hygiene |
| Forgetfulness | Patient overcrowding | Lack of guidelines/Protocol |
| Not thinking about | Insufficient time | Lack of institutional priority |
| Lack of knowledge | Patient needs take priority | Lack of administrative sanction of the noncomplainers/rewarding compliers |