Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents working in South Gondar zone public hospitals, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2022 (n=376)

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age	≤24	68	18.09
	25–34	213	56.65
	35–44	71	18.88
	≥45	24	6.38
Sex	Male	174	46.28
	Female	202	53.72
Marital status	Single	171	45.48
	Married	183	48.67
	Divorced	17	4.52
	Widowed	5	1.33
Educational level	Diploma	132	35.11
	BSc	244	64.89
Years of service	<5	136	36.17
	5–10	128	34.04
	>10	112	29.79
Sleeping disturbance problem	Yes	274	72.87
	No	102	27.13
Use of PPEs	All of the time	185	49.20
	Most of the time	102	27.13
	Sometimes	73	19.41
	Never use	16	4.26
Workload in the unit	Yes	212	56.38
	No	164	43.62
Length of stay/shift at work	≤8 hours	193	51.33
	9–14 hours	35	9.31
	≥15 hours	148	39.36
Health and safety information access	Yes	291	77.39
	No	85	22.61
Training on IP	Yes	89	23.67
	No	287	76.33
Availability of safety box at workplace	Yes	271	72.07
	No	105	27.93
Availability of universal precaution guideline	Yes	212	56.38
	No	164	43.62
Following universal precaution guideline	Yes	93	43.87
	No	119	56.13
Presence of contaminated sharps at workplace	Yes	214	56.91
	No	162	43.09
Knowledge of standard precaution	Adequate knowledge	134	35.64
	Inadequate knowledge	242	64.36
Job-related stress	Stressed	237	63.03
	Not stressed	139	36.97

BSc, Bachelor of Science; IP, infection prevention; PPEs, personal protective equipments.