Table 3.
Attitude Towards Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control Among Health Care Workers in Wolaita Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2020 (N=728)
| Items | Strongly Disagree, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | Neutral, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Strongly Agree, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I feel comfortable asking every patient if they have any symptoms of tuberculosis infection | 50 (6.9) | 83 (11.4) | 58 (8.0) | 296 (40.7) | 241 (33.1) |
| Do you think that separating active tuberculosis patients from other patients is an effective strategy for prevention of tuberculosis? | 47 (6.5) | 198 (27.2) | 51 (7.0) | 235 (32.3) | 197 (27.1) |
| Do you think that ventilating the rooms by opening windows and doors prevents tuberculosis transmission? | 4 (0.5) | 21 (2.9) | 11 (1.5) | 434 (59.6) | 258 (35.4) |
| Asking patients for tuberculosis screening when they have signs and symptoms | 16 (2.2) | 131 (18.0) | 64 (8.8) | 296 (40.7) | 221 (30.4) |
| Do you believe that N95 respirators protect health care workers from tuberculosis infection? | 6 (8.0) | 50 (6.9) | 10 (1.4) | 430 (59.1) | 232 (31.9) |
| Do you believe that in the absence of tuberculosis infection prevention and control activities health facilities can be the source of tuberculosis infection? | 9 (1.2) | 61 (8.4) | 28 (3.8) | 385 (52.9) | 245 (33.7) |
| Do you think that health care workers can acquire tuberculosis at the workplace? | 36 (4.9) | 60 (8.2) | 28 (3.8) | 360 (49.5) | 244 (33.5) |
| Do you believe that health care workers should be screened for tuberculosis infection at the workplace? | 74 (10.2) | 82 (11.3) | 62 (8.5) | 282 (38.7) | 228 (31.3) |
| Do your health facilities provide adequate resources to prevent exposure to tuberculosis? | 18 (2.5) | 32 (4.4) | 81 (11.1) | 337 (46.3) | 260 (35.7) |
| Overall attitude score | |||||
| Positive attitude | 487 (66.9) | ||||
| Negative attitude | 241 (33.1) |