Table 3.
Health care providers working environment condition in Awi zone, 2016.
| Working environment risk factors | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Working institution | |
| Hospital | 83 (43) |
| Health center | 110 (57) |
| Shift work | |
| Yes | 66 (34.2) |
| No | 127 (65.8) |
| Information access to safety | |
| Yes | 185 (95.9) |
| No | 8 (4.1) |
| Use of universal precaution | |
| Yes | 172 (89.1) |
| No | 21 (10.9) |
| Did you recap needles? | |
| Yes | 49 (25.4) |
| No | 144 (74.6) |
| Availability of safety box | |
| Yes | 189 (97.9) |
| No | 4 (2.1) |
| Presence of needles and sharp materials outside safety box | |
| Yes | 30 (15.5) |
| No | 163 (84.5) |
| Condition of safety box | |
| Overfilled | 164 (85) |
| Torn out | 13 (6.7) |
| Empty | 12 (6.2) |
| Others | 4 (2.1) |
| Sharp waste final disposal | |
| Burn and burry | 35 (18.1) |
| Incinerator | 150 (77.7) |
| Open dumping | 8 (4.2) |