Table 2.

Assessment of attitudes of barbers towards sterilization and disinfection in male barbershops of Gondar and Bahir Dar cities, 2010

Variables	Frequency N (%)	Likert scaling
Sterilization of sharp instruments is necessarily found in your work place? (n = 121)
Strongly agree	72(59.5)	Unfavorable attitude
Agree	46(38.0)
Disagree	2(1.7)
Strongly disagree	1(0.8)
Disinfection is enough in your work place to avoid microbes from sharp objects (n = 122)
Strongly agree	30(24.6)
Agree	66(54.1)
Disagree	26(21.3)	Unfavorable attitude
Strongly disagree	0(0)
Unsterile blade can transmits HIV and skin diseases (n = 122)
Strongly agree	67(54.9)	Unfavorable attitude
Agree	52(42.6)
Disagree	3(2.5)
Strongly disagree	0(0)