Table 3.
Results of factors associated with HCWs segregation practice among healthcare professionals in hospitals, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.
| Variables and responses | HCWs segregation practices | COR(95%CI) | AOR(95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Poor | ||||
| Ownership of hospitals | Public | 127 | 101 | 0.41 (0.22–0.74) | 0.09 (0.03–0.24)∗∗ |
| Private | 15 | 37 | 1 | 1 | |
| Weekly working hours | ≤40 hrs | 106 | 85 | 2.99 (1.78–5.04) | 4.28 (2.11–8.68)∗ |
| >40 hrs. | 39 | 50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Knowledge about infectious waste segregation | Adequate | 109 | 80 | 1.31 (0.97–1.74) | 2.42 (1.27–4.61)∗∗ |
| Inadequate | 36 | 55 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ever taken training in HCWM | Yes | 56 | 21 | 4.61 (2.46–8.63) | 2.740 (1.150–6.527)∗ |
| No | 89 | 114 | 1 | 1 | |
| Presence of guideline, SOP, or instructive poster on HCW segregation | Yes | 113 | 53 | 6.95 (4.08–11.83) | 8.21 (3.84–17.54)∗ |
| No | 32 | 82 | 1 | 1 | |
| Availability of color-coded waste bins | Yes | 104 | 77 | 17.00 (9.06–31.90) | 9.53 (4.52–20.10)∗ |
| No | 41 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |
∗ p value ≤0.05 and ∗∗p value ≤0.001.