Table 2.

Knowledge of health professionals regarding healthcare waste segregation in hospitals in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia.

Questions	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Do you know about waste segregation?	Yes	264	94.3
	No	16	5.7
Do you know about infectious medical waste?	Yes	269	96.1
	No	11	3.9
Do you know where to put infectious waste in the color-coded bins?	Yes	265	94.6
	No	15	5.4
Do you know where to put sharps and needles?	Yes	271	96.8
	No	15	5.4
Do you know how medical waste is managed?	Yes	259	92.5
	No	21	7.5
Do you know about safety manual at the workplace?	Yes	224	80
	No	56	20
Do you know about the consequence of waste segregation practice?	Yes	234	83.6
	No	45	16.1
Does wearing PPE reduce the risk of infection?	Yes	249	88.9
	No	31	11.1