Research Article

Assessment of Hand-Washing Knowledge and Practice among Nursing Undergraduates in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Demographic information of study participants (n = 304).

CharacteristicsFrequency (n)Percentage (%)Mean age and confidence intervals (CI)

Gender
 Male20166.1
 Female10333.9
Age (in years)
 19-2012541.1Mean age (21.59 ± 1.93) 21.3740–21.8102 (CI)
 21–2516153
 26 and over185.9
Year of course
 First year7625.0
 Second year12942.4
 Third year9932.6