Compliance with Standard Precautions and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HCWs working in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 ().

Variable	Category	Frequency	%
Age category	25 years	135	33.2
	26–30 years	207	50.9
	31 years	65	15.9
Sex	Female	144	35.4
	Male	263	64.6
Profession	Intern doctors	80	19.7
	General practitioners	48	11.8
	Anesthetists	14	3.4
	Nurse	162	39.8
	Midwifes	22	5.4
	Laboratory technologists	65	16.0
	Radiologists	5	1.2
	Physiotherapists	11	2.7
Work experience	2 years	165	40.5
	3-4 years	150	36.9
	5 years and above	92	22.6
Marital status	Single	255	62.7
	Married	141	34.6
	Widowed	4	1.0
	Divorced	7	1.7
Assigned place (ward)	OPD	44	10.8
	MDR TB ward	10	2.5
	Ophthalmology ward	13	3.2
	Fistula ward	6	1.5
	General ward	10	2.5
	Laboratory room	64	15.7
	Physiotherapy room	11	2.7%
	Radiology room	5	1.2%
	Emergency and inpatient	19	4.7%
	Medical ward	40	9.8%
	Surgical ward	41	10.1%
	Recovery	15	3.7%
	Gynecology & obstetric ward	41	10.1%
	Pediatrics ward	32	7.9%
	Operation room	43	10.6%
	Orthopedics	13	3.2%

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