Table 2.

Institutional characteristics of HCWs (N=318) in the Southern Tigrai zone governmental hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2020

Variables	Category	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Level of the hospital	Primary	80	25.2
	General	238	74.8
Working hours per week	≤40	138	43.4
	>40	180	56.6
Working time shift	No	142	44.7
	Yes	176	55.3
Additional responsibilities inside the institution	No	217	68.2
	Yes	101	31.8
Work in private clinics	No	226	71.1
	Yes	92	28.9
1Adequate PPE supply in the last 12 months	No	158	49.7
	Yes	160	50.3
Universal safety guideline /protocol in working room	No	67	21.1
	Yes	251	78.9
Presence of functional IPPS committee	No	168	52.8
	Yes	150	47.2
Presence of emergency shower	No	223	70.1
	Yes	95	29.9
Presence of functional hand washing tap	No	42	13.2
	Yes	276	86.8
Three color coded dust bins	No	83	26.1
	Yes	235	73.9
Morning session about occupational blood exposure	No	177	55.7
	Yes	141	44.3
Functional laundry machine	No	192	60.4
	Yes	126	39.6
Adequate safety box in the last 12 months	No	105	33.0
	Yes	140	44.0
HBV vaccination	No	100	31.4
	Yes	218	68.6
Working department	Emergency and injection room	16	5.0
	Pediatrics ward	25	7.9
	Delivery ward	55	17.3
	Medical ward	18	5.7
	Surgical ward	14	4.4
	Operation theater unit	25	7.9
	Cleaner unit	45	14.2
	Laundry unit	23	7.2
	Laboratory unit	24	7.5
	OPD	39	12.3
	*Others	34	10.7

¹Adequate PPE supply indicates availability of sufficient personal protective equipment whenever required by the healthcare workers, IPPS- Infection prevention and patient safety, *Others (Abortion, MCH, ART, and TB rooms), PPE- personal protective equipment, HBV- Hepatitis B Virus, OPD-outpatient department)