Table 3.
HCWs compliance with infection prevention and control standard precautions in public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2023 (n = 422)
| Level of compliance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Items | Never N (%) |
Seldom N (%) |
Sometimes N (%) |
Always N (%) |
| Wash/sanitize hands before touching a patient | 49(11.6) | 45(10.7) | 189(44.8) | 139(32.9) |
| Wash/sanitize hands before cleaning or aseptic procedures | 28(6.6) | 54(12.8) | 148(35.1) | 192(45.5) |
| Wash/sanitize hands after body fluid exposure | 15(3.6) | 13(3.1) | 85(20.1) | 309(73.2) |
| Wash/sanitize hands after touching a patient | 23(5.5) | 32(7.6) | 171(40.5) | 196(46.4) |
| Wash/sanitize hands immediately after removal of gloves | 44(10.4) | 49(11.6) | 172(40.8) | 157(37.2) |
| Wash/sanitize hands between patient contact | 49(11.6) | 66(15.6) | 173(41.0) | 134(31.8) |
| Wash/sanitize hands after touching the patient’s surroundings | 31(7.3) | 73(17.3) | 173(41.0) | 145(34.4) |
| When providing care considering that all patients as potentially infectious/susceptible to infection | 25(5.9) | 26(6.2) | 164(38.9) | 207(49.1) |
| I protect myself against the body fluids of all patients regardless of their diagnosis | 10(2.4) | 37(8.8) | 116(27.5) | 259(61.4) |
| I wear clean gloves whenever there is a possibility of exposure to anybody’s fluids | 10(2.4) | 23(5.5) | 101(23.9) | 288(68.2) |
| I change gloves between contacts with different patients | 14(3.3) | 32(7.6) | 104(24.6) | 272(64.5) |
| I avoid wearing my gown out of hospital compounds | 41(9.7) | 27(6.4) | 64(15.2) | 290(68.7) |
| I wear a waterproof apron whenever there is a possibility of body fluid splashing in my body | 71(16.8) | 56(13.3) | 143(33.9) | 152(36.0) |
| I wear eye goggles whenever there is a possibility of body fluid splashing in my face | 94(22.3) | 60(14.2) | 124(29.4) | 144(34.1) |
| I sterilize all reusable equipment before being used on another patient | 27(6.4) | 23(5.5) | 98(23.2) | 274(64.9) |
| I clean and disinfect equipment and environmental surfaces using detergents and disinfectants | 36(8.5) | 26(6.2) | 116(27.5) | 244(57.8) |
| I segregate non-infectious wastes in a black color-coded dust bin | 22(5.2) | 22(5.2) | 124(29.4) | 254(60.2) |
| I segregate infectious medical wastes in a yellow color-coded dust bin | 23(5.5) | 20(4.7) | 133(26.8) | 266(63.0) |
| I never bend needles with my hands | 50(11.8) | 16(3.8) | 84(19.9) | 272(64.5) |
| I avoid removing used needles from disposable syringes | 40(9.5) | 30(7.1) | 108(25.6) | 244(57.8) |
| I place used sharps in a puncture-resistant container at the point of use | 30(7.1) | 12(2.8) | 93(22.0) | 287(68.0) |
| I never recap needles | 76(18.0) | 43(10.2) | 106(25.1) | 197(46.7) |