Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Standard Precaution against Blood Borne Pathogens among Doctors and Nurses at Adult Emergency Room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 4
Factors associated with knowledge level of the study subject in selected hospitals from February to March 2018.
Variables
Response
Knowledge level
P value
Poor
Good
N
%
N
%
Training
No
8
17.4
38
82.6
0.105
Yes
6
7.8
71
92.2
Profession
Doctor
2
6.2
30
93.8
0.862
Nurse
12
13.2
79
86.8
Infection control officer
No
9
20.5
35
79.5
0.018
Yes
5
6.3
74
93.7
Infection control guideline in emergency room
No
9
19.1
38
80.9
0.033
Yes
5
6.6
71
93.4
Wearing gloves during invasive procedure
No
0
0
2
100
0.609
Yes
14
16.6
107
88.4
Discarded, used material as per standard precaution guideline
No
2
5.3
36
94.7
0.153
Yes
12
14.1
73
85.9
Reused needle or syringe
No
8
9
81
91
0.176
Yes
6
17.6
28
82.4
Wash hands before touching the patients
No
11
17.2
53
82.8
0.035
Yes
3
5.1
56
94.9
Wearing personal protective equipment’s before touching the patients
