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Assessment of Knowledge and Practices regarding Injection Safety and Related Biomedical Waste Management amongst Interns in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Delhi

Table 1

Pretest and posttest assessment regarding injection safety after the IEC intervention.
Aspects covered in the question
Knowledge about		 Correct answers given 
()		 value*
Pretest
(%)		Posttest
(%)
(1) Three criteria of a safe injection23 (22.8)75 (74.3)<0.001
(2) Vaccine used for prevention of disease transmitted by unsafe injections, namely, Hepatitis B93 (92.0)96 (95.0)0.58
(3) Three commonly used routes for giving injection101 (100)101 (100)—
(4) Three common complications after giving injection69 (68.3)83 (82.2)0.03
(5) Auto disable syringe72 (71.3)99 (98)<0.001
(6) Cleaning of the site of injection81 (80.2)97 (96)<0.001
(7) Vaccine before which spirit swab was not used60 (59.4)101 (100)<0.001
(8) Correct procedure for opening a glass ampoule10 (9.9)43 (42.6)<0.001
(9) Precautions to prevent needle stick injuries49 (48.5)93 (92.1)<0.001
(10) Do’s after a NSI68 (67.3)90 (89.1)<0.001
(11) Don’ts after a NSI24 (23.8)75 (74.3)<0.001
(12) Reporting a NSI13 (12.9)88 (87.1)<0.001
(13) Postexposure Prophylaxis75 (74.3)83 (82.2)0.21
(14) Ideal time for initiating PEP12 (11.9)57 (56.4)<0.001
(15) Time after which PEP was not effective77 (76.2)90 (89.1)0.01
(16) Handling needle after giving injection27 (26.7)57 (56.4)<0.001
(17) Handling syringe after giving injection10 (9.9)39 (38.6)<0.001
value as computed by McNemar’s test.