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Table 2 Factors associated with defects in packaging and their assignments

From: Factors associated with deficiencies in packaging of surgical instrument by staff at a single center in China

Factor

Code

Assignment description

Length of service

X1

1 = ≤3, 0 =>3

Educational background

X2

1 = Low, 0 = High

Time period of packaging

X3

1 = Afternoon, 0 = Morning

Number of staff dealing with packaging

X4

1 = ≤2, 0 =>2

Instrument structure

X5

1 = Complex, 0= Simple

Whether the wrap was intact

X6

1 = Yes, 0 = No

Whether the wrap reached the required quality of cleaning

X7

1 = Yes, 0 = No

Whether the instruments were satisfactorily cleaned in compliance with guidelines

X8

1 = Yes, 0 = No