Table 5.
Respondent health workers' perceived cause of exposure to HIV risk conditions and reasons for not using PEP of HIV in Governmental Health Institutions, Jimma Zone, Oct–Dec. 2008.
| Variables | Health workers | |
| Frequency | Percent | |
| Perceived cause of exposure to HIV risks :( n=174) | ||
| Lack of protective barriers | 58 | 33.3 |
| Lack of Knowledge on standard precautions | 31 | 17.8 |
| Heavy work load | 77 | 44.3 |
| Others | 8 | 4.6 |
| Reasons for not using PEP: (n=142) | ||
| Unaware of the existence of PEP service and protocol | 48 | 33.8 |
| Lack of understanding the value of reporting exposures | 33 | 23.2 |
| Fear of stigma and discrimination | 46 | 32.4 |
| Fear of judgement from colleagues | 6 | 4.2 |
| Uncertain about confidentiality | 15 | 10.6 |
| Lack of support and encouragement to report. | 29 | 20.4 |
| The PEP service is far | 16 | 11.3 |
| Negligence | 1 | 0.7 |
| Client tested negative | 5 | 3.5 |