| Sex |
Male |
111 (52.9) |
| Female |
99 (47.1) |
| Age |
25-30 yrs |
116 (55.2) |
| 31-35 yrs |
20 (9.5) |
| 36-40 yrs |
20 (9.5) |
| 41-45 yrs |
30 (14.3) |
| 46-50 yrs |
9 (4.3) |
| > 51 yrs |
15 (7.1) |
| Educational Background |
Illiterate |
7 (3.3) |
| High School |
89 (42.2) |
| Diploma |
67 (31.9) |
| Tertiary |
47 (22.4) |
| Have you heard of HAIs? |
Yes |
113 (53.8) |
| No |
97 (46.2) |
| If yes, what is HAIs? |
Infections acquired when in the hospital |
93 (82.3) |
| Other |
20 (17.7) |
| If yes, where did you hear it? |
Radio |
20 (17.7) |
| Reading |
33 (29.2) |
| Internet |
5 (4.4) |
| Health Officer |
52 (46.0) |
| Television |
3 (2.7) |
| Do you wash your hands within and after leaving the hospital? |
Always |
97 (46.2) |
| Sometimes |
65 (31.0) |
| Never |
48 (22.9) |
| If yes, do you wash with soap? |
Always |
64 (39.5) |
| Sometimes |
46 (28.4) |
| Never |
52 (32.1) |
| Do you believe the hospital is free from infections? |
Yes |
112 (53.3) |
| No |
98 (46.7) |
| If yes, what made you believe that? |
Hospital is nice and neat |
71 (64.0) |
| Hospital is disinfected regularly |
22 (19.8) |
| Hospital and health workers are neat |
18 (16.2) |
| Besides the reception, consulting room and laboratory, do you visit other areas of the hospital such as laundry, washroom, wards etc. |
Yes |
158 (75.2) |
| No |
52 (24.8) |
| Have you come to the hospital sick for treatment and left worse off than you came? |
Yes |
71 (33.8) |
| No |
139 (66.2) |
| Have you ever come to the hospital with a particular illness but felt you have gotten another illness or infection after had left? |
Yes |
94 (44.8) |
| No |
116 (55.2) |
| If yes, what makes you think so? |
My illness worsen |
24 (25.8) |
| The symptoms of my illness did not change |
12 (12.9) |
| I suffered another illness |
57 (61.3) |
