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Table 2 Characteristic of the health care facilities and providers for the study sample

From: Adherence to guidelines of antibiotic prophylactic use in surgery: a prospective cohort study in North West Bank, Palestine

Patient care unit

All procedures n = 400

Observed procedures n = 301

n (%)

n (%)

Orthopedic surgeries

119 (29.7)

89 (29.6)

Abdominal surgeries

143 (35.8)

107 (35.5)

OBGYN surgeries

138 (29.5)

105 (34.9)

Shift time

  

A (8 am – 3 pm )

233(58.2)

175(58.1)

B (3 pm – 11 pm)

106(26.5)

80(26.6)

C (11 pm – 8 am )

61(15.2)

46(15.3)

Operation type

  

Elective

216 (54)

164 (54.4)

Emergent

184 (46)

137 (45.6)

Provider specialty

  

Practical nurse

 

107 (35.5)

Anesthetic technician

 

194 (64.5)

Provider age

  

Less than 30

 

226 (75.1)

30-40

 

65 (21.6)

More than 40

 

10 (3.3)

Provider gender

  

Male

 

149 (49.5)

Female

 

152 (50.5)

Provider experience (year)

  

1-5

 

226 (75.1)

6-10

 

20 (6.6)

More than 10

 

55 (18.3)