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. 2022 Aug 6;16:11786302221117071. doi: 10.1177/11786302221117071

Table 4.

Knowledge of HCWs compliance with standard precautions in hospitals of Bahir Dar town, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 442).

Variables Category Frequency Percentage (%)
Information about IP standard precautions Yes 281 63.6
No 161 36.4
Information about HAIs Yes 268 60.6
No 174 39.4
Awareness on IP guidelines in the healthcare institutions Yes 247 55.8
No 195 44.2
Accessibility of the document (n = 247) Yes 158 64
No 89 36
Infection prevention control could be monitored Yes 207 46.8
No 235 53.2
Which method could be used to prevent infection? Hand hygiene 251 94.4
PPE 245 92.1
Proper disposal of medical waste 216 81.2
Decontamination of instruments 188 70.7
Isolation 178 66.9
How could HCWs keep their hand hygiene? Antimicrobial soap and water 245 86.9
Alcoholic solution 105 37.2
Surgical hand scrub 53 18.8
Any water 13 4.6
Which practice should be applied to prevent sharp and needle stick injuries? Avoiding open damping 10 3.3
Avoiding workload 36 11.8
Avoiding recapping needles and syringes 83 27.2
Disposing of puncture-resistant containers 190 62.3
Avoiding reusing needles and syringes 4 1.3
Using safety box 238 78.0