Table 6.
Comparison between hospitals for various variables on staff motivation and organizational responses.
| Variables | All hospitals N = 237 |
Hospital A N = 77 |
Hospital B N = 46 |
Hospital C N = 70 |
Hospital D N = 44 |
P |
| 1. Staff motivation | ||||||
| - Staff motivated | 168 (71%) | 58 (75%) | 26 (57%) | 54 (77%) | 30 (68%) | |
| - Staff indifferent | 32 (14%) | 13 (17%) | 11 (24%) | 4 (6%) | 4 (9%) | |
| - Staff discouraged | 37 (16%) | 6 (8%) | 20% (9) | 12 (17%) | 10 (23%) | 0.02 |
| 2. NOT compensated for overtime | 141/174 (81%) | 58/67, 1 missing (88%) | 33/35 (94%) | 16/42 (38%) | 34/44 (77%) | < 0.001 |
| 3. Feels adequately protected | 142/236 (60%) | 43 (56%) | 26 (57%) | 40 (70%) | 24, 1 missing (56%) | 0.26 |
| 4. Knows how to protect him/herself | 223 (94%) | 72 (94%) | 41 (89%) | 67 (96%) | 43 (98%) | 0.33 |
| 5. Guidelines for protection | ||||||
| -Awareness | 183 (77%) | 68 (88%) | 35 (76%) | 52 (74%) | 28 (64%) | 0.02 |
| -Available | 92/183 (50%) | 42/68 (62%) | 12/35 (34%) | 24/52 (46%) | 14/28 (50%) | 0.23 |
| 6. Sterilizing metallic instruments** | ||||||
| - Autoclaving | 159 (84%) | 45 (69%) | 27 (79%) | 53 (95%) | 34 (100%) | <0.001 |
| - Boiling | 89 (47%) | 57 (88%) | 13 (38%) | 12 (21%) | 7 (21%) | <0.001 |
| - Chemicals | 64 (34%) | 36 (55%) | 1 (3%) | 6 (11%) | 21 (62%) | <0.001 |
| 7. Protective gear always available: | ||||||
| - Gloves | 205 (88%) | 69 (90%) | 39 (85%) | 65 (94%) | 32 (76%) | 0.04 |
| - Antiseptics*** | 185 (93%) | 59 (88%) | 36 (95%) | 56 (97%) | 34 (94%) | 0.27 |
| - Apron** | 156 (78%) | 48 (72%) | 28 (74%) | 49 (85%) | 31 (86%) | 0.01 |
| - Gumboots | 130 (55%) | 41 (53%) | 21 (46%) | 47 (67%) | 21 (50%) | 0.01 |
| - Vacutainers** | 66 (33%) | 29 (43%) | 3 (8%) | 21 (36%) | 13 (36%) | <0.001 |
| - Masks** | 76 (38%) | 22 (33%) | 8 (21%) | 26 (45%) | 20 (56%) | < 0.001 |
| - Goggles** | 23 (12%) | 3 (5%) | 2 (5%) | 14 (24%) | 4 (11%) | 0.02 |
| 8. Awareness and accessibility of PEP: | ||||||
| - Is aware of PEP | 130 (55%) | 60 (78%) | 16 (35%) | 27 (39%) | 27 (61%) | <0.001 |
| - Believes that PEP is offered in the hospital | 71 (30%) | 50 (65%) | 3 (6.5%) | 11 (16%) | 7 (16%) | <0.001 |
| 9. Availability of HIV/AIDS-related services for staff | ||||||
| - Condoms | 159 (67%) | 74 (96%) | 39 (85%) | 45 (64%) | 1 (2%) | <0.001 |
| - Counselling | 230 (90%) | 77 (100%) | 40 (87%) | 66 (94%) | 30 (68%) | <0.001 |
| - HIV Testing | 217 (92%) | 77 (100%) | 41 (89%) | 66 (94%) | 33 (75%) | <0.001 |
| - Antiretrovirals | 192 (81%) | 72 (94%) | 33 (72%) | 56 (80%) | 31 (71%) | 0.03 |
| - Health Education | 217 (92%) | 73 (95%) | 40 (87%) | 66 (94%) | 38 (86%) | 0.28 |
* = The denominator is given when different from the N
** = Selection of people to whom the particular question applied, excluding 2 persons who did not use any sterilizing method, N = 189
*** = only those persons were selected who needed to use these measures in their work
PEP = Post-Exposure Prophylaxis