Table 3. Percentage of compliance with aseptic principles of injection safety, as collected via observation.
| Aseptic principles of safe injection | Number of injection
observed (n=436) |
|
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
|
Wash hands/fast hand disinfection
before injection |
||
| Yes | 275 | 63.1 |
| No | 161 | 36.9 |
|
Sterile when taken drugs before
injection |
||
| Yes | 349 | 80.0 |
| No | 87 | 20.0 |
|
Injection needle kept on the bottle
after taking the drug |
||
| Yes | 362 | 83.0 |
| No | 74 | 17.0 |
| Ensure sterile injection needle | ||
| Yes | 349 | 80.0 |
| No | 87 | 20.0 |
|
Ensure the principle of sterile
needles (at 4/4 standard) |
||
| Yes | 196 | 45.0 |
| No | 240 | 55.0 |