Effect of a training program for hospital cleaning staff on prevention of hospital-acquired infection.

or "all" of the procedures, and few reported use of additional personal protective equipment, such as double sleeves (8% of respondents), plastic aprons (11%), or double gloves (11%). Details on the number of medical students who reported use of personal protective equipment during "most" or "all" procedures are shown in Table 1. The main factors identified by medical students as being important in their decision to use personal protective equipment were knowledge of patient's HIV/AIDS status (100% of respondents), active hepatitis (95%), and type of surgery or procedure (94%). Patient factors that medical students reported as important in deciding when to use personal protective equipment are summarized in Table 2.