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Data regarding the frequency of hand\u2010washing were also collected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Nine hundred and fifty\u2010six health and community service workers participated in the Australian National Hazard Exposure Worker Surveillance survey. Of these, 11% reported using <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AHR<\/jats:styled-content>s, and 31% reported hand\u2010washing &gt;20 times per shift. According to an adjusted logistic regression model, professional workers [adjusted odds ratio (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">aOR<\/jats:styled-content>) 2.29, 95% confidence interval (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>): 1.40\u20133.72] and frequent hand washers (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">aOR<\/jats:styled-content> 3.08, 95%<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CI<\/jats:styled-content>: 1.92\u22124.93) were more likely to use <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AHRs<\/jats:styled-content>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AHR<\/jats:styled-content> use by health and community service workers was generally lower than expected. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">AHR<\/jats:styled-content> use was most likely to be reported by professionals and frequent hand washers, suggesting that <jats:styled-content 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