Research Article
Bacteria on Medical Professionals’ White Coats in a University Hospital
Table 3
Perception of nurses (N = 12) towards the handling of white coats.
| Questions | Answer in percentage |
| How frequently do you wash your white coats? | Three days or less | 55.4 | One week | 44.4 | Two to four weeks | 0 | One month or more | 0 |
| Where/how do you wash your coats? | Laundering at hospital | 0 | Home wash | 100 |
| Where do you use your white coats? | Only hospital | 66.7 | Hospital and outside (library, canteen, and garden) | 33.3 |
| How many white coats do you have? | One | 0 | Two | 62.5 | More than two | 37.5 |
| Do you perceive a white coat to be clean if its collar and pocket are clean? | Yes | 44.4 | No | 55.6 |
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