Uniform-related infection control practices of dental students

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Figure 1 Type of daily clinical uniform.

Table 1 Common uniform-related practices carried out by students

	Students	Yes (%)	No (%)	I do not know (%)
Having footwear specifically for the dental clinic (not worn in other places)	Male	38%	62
	Female	50.2	49.8
Socializing (e.g., going out for lunch) wearing your clinical uniform after treating a patient	Male	73.6	26.4
	Female	56.1	43.9
Washing clinical uniform separately from other household clothes	Male	42.2	39.1	18.8
	Female	49.1	31.1	19.8
Using bleach to disinfect uniform	Male	30.23	37.98	31.78
	Female	40.09	37.98	27.83

Table 2 Use of disposable gowns as part of personal protective equipment

		Always (%)	Not always (%)
Wearing a disposable gown while treating patients	Male students	95.9	4.1
	Female students	97.5	2.5

Table 3 Student practices in regards to official clinical uniforms

Disinfecting name badge/hospital card		Yes (%)	No (%)	Sometimes (%)	Do not wear one (%)
	Male students	13	34.1	11.4	41.5
	Female students	7.4	47.1	13.2	32.4
Wearing clinical uniform		At home (%)		On arrival at school (%)
	Male students	85.4		14.6
	Female students	89.2		10.8
Taking off clinical uniform		Before leaving school (%)		Once at home (%)	Later in the day (socialize while wearing it) (%)
	Male students	3.3		87.8	8.9
	Female students	3.9		90.7	5.4

Figure 2 Frequency of washing scrubs/everyday pants.

Figure 3 Frequency of washing lab coats.

Figure 4 Frequency of washing footwear.