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 |