Table 3.

Knowledge questions for health care providers in health facilities of Wogdie district, South Wollo zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia (n = 171), 2019

Knowledge Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Have you heard about infection prevention principle?	Yes	171	100
	No	0	0
Do you think that gloves cannot provide complete protection against acquiring/transmitting infection?	Yes	155	90.6
	No	16	9.4
Do you think that healthcare-associated pathogens can be found on normal and intact patient skin?	Yes	163	95.3
	No	18	4.7
Do you think that washing your hands with soap or alcohol-based antiseptic decreases the risk of transmission of hospital acquired infection?	Yes	163	95.3
	No	8	4.7
Do you think that use of an alcohol-based antiseptic for hand hygiene is as effective as soap and water if hands are not visibly dirty?	Yes	168	98.2
	No	3	1.8
Do you think that gloves reduce the contamination of the hand but do not prevent it completely?	Yes	137	80.1
	No	34	19.9
Do you think that no need to wash hands before doing procedures that do not involve bodily fluids?	Yes	33	19.3
	No	138	80.7
Do you think that no need to wear the same pair of gloves for multiple patients as long as there is no visible contamination?	Yes	130	76.0
	No	41	24
Do you think TB is carried in airborne particles that are generated from patients with active pulmonary TB?	Yes	169	98.8
	No	2	1.2
Do you know to what level safety boxes should be filled before closing and sealing?	Full	16	9.4
	¾ full	155	90.6
Do you know specific waste disposal buckets according to the level of their contamination?	Yes	167	97.7
	No	4	2.3