10.17037/DATA.00001937
Data recorded as part of an evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle performed in three Tanzanian hospitals. The dataset contains variables on shift type, availability of chlorine, availability of water, ward type, volume of Aerobic Colony Counts as a measure for cleanliness, gel dots removal as a measure for cleaning action, bed occupancy level, and other information. The information was observed.
Appropriate storage of mops was defined as: can dry freely – e.g. mop head is upward or not touching floor/bucket.
This data was collected in each ward twice a week. Overall, we collected 5823 on storage of mops and sharps disposal.
| Number | Sharps boxes not full | Mops stored correctly | |
| Overall | 5823 | 96% | 49% |
Descriptively, sharps disposal improved from 90% (95%CI: 88.7-91.5) during pre-training to 99% (95%CI: 98.5-99.2) post-training.
Appropriate storage of mops increased from 66% (95%CI: 63.6-69.2) during pre-training to 83% (95%CI: 82.0-85.2) post-training.
This data is not shown the dataset.
| Variable label | Variable description | Variable coding | Variable code description |
| Day number | Number indicates day on which measurement was recorded since monitoring began | ||
| 1 | Day 1 | ||
| 2 | Day 2 | ||
| Shift Type | Time of day that the measurement was recorded | ||
| Afternoon | |||
| Night | |||
| Availability of chlorine | |||
| no-one at stores | There was nobody at the central store to check chlorine availability during that visit | ||
| not auditing | No auditing in the Chlorine variable refers to the fact that it was not a requirement to audit chlorine during that visit (chlorine was only monitored once a week in each facility rather than twice like other indicators e.g. water) | ||
| Yes | Chlorine was available | ||
| Blank / Null | Data not recorded on this date | ||
| Availability of water | Availability of water for cleaning | ||
| Yes | Water was available on date | ||
| No | Water was not available on date | ||
| Blank / null | Data not recorded on this date | ||
| ACC (Aerobic Colony Counts) | Results from dipslides coated with a non-specific agar on one side for measuring total Aerobic Colony Counts (ACC/cm2). This is a proxy for cleanliness | ||
| 0 | Corresponds to volume of ACC/cm2 | ||
| >0 to <2.5 | Corresponds to volume of ACC/cm2 | ||
| 2.5 to <12 | Corresponds to volume of ACC/cm2 | ||
| 12 to <40 | Corresponds to volume of ACC/cm2 | ||
| 40+ | |||
| S. Aureus | Binary variable describing the presence of absence of S. Aureus | ||
| No S.aureus | Absence of S. aureus. | ||
| Yes - co-ag pos | Presence of S. aureus. | ||
| 99=Missing | Missing information | ||
| Ward Type | Type of ward | ||
| labour | Labour ward | ||
| neonatal/kangaroo | Neonatal / kangaroo ward | ||
| post c-section | Ward for mothers that have undergone a caesarean section | ||
| post vaginal | Ward for mothers following vaginal delivery | ||
| Binary gel dots results | Cleaning action (measured using gel dots) | ||
| Pass | Pass | ||
| Fail | Fail | ||
| Blank / null | Data not recorded on this date | ||
| Binary Dipslides results (based on ACC) | Binary: <2.5 cfu/cm2 = clean; ≥2.5 cfu/cm2 = not clean | ||
| <2.5 cfu/cm2 | Pass (clean) | ||
| ≥2.5 cfu/cm2 | Fail (not clean) | ||
| Blank / null | Data not recorded on this date | ||
| Frame or Mattress sampled | Whether the sampling of gel dots or dipslides was carried out on the bed mattress or frame | ||
| Mattress | |||
| Frame | |||
| Blank / null | Data not recorded on this date | ||
| Bed occupancy | Occupancy is the number of patients divided by the number of beds in that specific ward. [Note: Number of patients was collected during each visit. For labour ward only it refers to the number of patients present during last shift] | ||
| Low | Low bed occupancy | ||
| Medium | Medium bed occupancy | ||
| High | High bed occupancy |