Table 5.
Number and percentage of Hospital sections not adhering to the guidelines for preventing occupational exposure to HIV infection (N = 23)
| Practice |
Tumbi Hospital sections |
Dodoma Hospital sections |
Total Hospital sections |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Lack of health and safety signs/posters/instructions |
5 (41.7) |
8 (72.7) |
13 (56.5) |
| Lack of protocol/guidelines for prevention and management of occupational exposure to HIV |
7 (58.3) |
5 (45.5) |
12 (52.2) |
| Inappropriate use of colour coded plastic bags/containers/safety boxes for waste materials |
1 (8.3) |
4 (36.4) |
5 (21.7) |
| Poor hand washing (not washing at all or washing after procedure only) |
2 (16.7) |
1 (9.1) |
3 (13.0) |
| Inappropriate use of gloves |
1 (8.3) |
8 (72.7)* |
9 (39.1) |
| Not wearing boots |
4 (33.3) |
3 (27.3) |
7 (30.4) |
| Not wearing aprons |
6 (50.0) |
5 (45.5) |
11 (47.8) |
| Not wearing protective eye glasses |
7 (58.3) |
7 (63.6) |
14 (60.9) |
| Lack of displayed instructions for handling infectious/hazardous materials | 10 (83.3) | 7 (63.6) | 17 (73.9) |
*P = 0.003 (Chi-Square test).