Table 2.
Facility and health worker characteristics
| Participants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Health worker characteristics (n=734)* | ||
| Age, years | ||
| <30 | 338 (46%) | |
| 30–49 | 242 (33%) | |
| ≥50 | 153 (21%) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 403 (55%) | |
| Female | 330 (45%) | |
| Cadre | ||
| Medical doctor | 49 (7%) | |
| Assistant medical officer or clinical officer | 214 (29%) | |
| Nurse or midwife | 106 (14%) | |
| Nursing or medical assistant | 126 (17%) | |
| Laboratory technician or assistant | 238 (32%) | |
| Facility characteristics (n=220)† | ||
| Facility level and ownership | ||
| Private for-profit dispensaries | 79 (36%) | |
| Private for-profit health centres | 19 (9%) | |
| Faith-based organisation dispensaries | 39 (18%) | |
| Faith-based organisation health centres | 47 (21%) | |
| Faith-based organisation hospitals | 36 (16%) | |
| Facility location | ||
| Dar es Salaam | 42 (19%) | |
| Other urban or peri-urban location | 89 (40%) | |
| Rural location | 89 (40%) | |
| Facility availability of infrastructure and supplies (n=221)‡ | ||
| Adequate hand hygiene facilities in outpatient consultation rooms§ | ||
| Yes | 27 (12%) | |
| Partially | 149 (67%) | |
| No | 45 (20%) | |
| Health-care waste collection assets with colour-coded segregation¶ | ||
| Yes | 57 (26%) | |
| Partially | 106 (48%) | |
| No | 54 (24%) | |
| Clean water supply in all essential areas | ||
| Yes | 192 (87%) | |
| Partially | 17 (8%) | |
| No | 12 (5%) | |
Data are n (%).
Age, sex, and cadre were missing for one observed health worker.
Data are from our facility survey; eligible interactions were observed in 220 of the 228 facilities visited.
Data are from a facility assessment done by the Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania and the Christian Social Services Commission 2–4 months after the infection prevention and control observations.
Water, soap, and single-use towels, or gel sanitisers available.
Waste collection materials and units are available in all critical departments of the health-care facility and comply with the colour coding chart (ie, coloured bags or containers: black for non-infectious, yellow for infectious, and red for highly infectious sharps container).