Compliance with Standard Precautions and Associated Factors among Healthcare Workers in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Level of compliance with SPs among HCWs working in Gondar University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 ().
Components of SPs
Level of compliance
Always
Sometimes
Seldom
Wash hands before touching a patient
74 (18.2%)
82 (20.1%)
251 (61.7%)
Wash hands before clean or aseptic procedures
161 (39.6%)
144 (35.4%)
102 (25.1%)
Wash hands after body fluid exposure
375 (92.2%)
28 (6.8%)
4 (1%)
Wash hands after touching a patient
113 (27.8%)
124 (30.5%)
170 (41.8%)
Wash hands immediately after removal of gloves
328 (80.6%)
49 (12%)
30 (7.4%)
Wash hands between patient contact
79 (19.4%)
104 (25.6%)
224 (55%)
Wash hands after touching patient surroundings
91 (22.4%)
129 (31.7%)
187 (45.9%)
I provide nursing care considering all patients as potentially infectious
110 (27%)
132 (32.4%)
165 (40.5%)
I protect myself against body fluids of all patients regardless of their diagnosis
132 (32.4%)
151 (37.1%)
122 (30%)
I wear clean gloves whenever there is a possibility of exposure to any body fluids
361 (88.7%)
32 (7.9%)
14 (3.4%)
I change gloves between contacts with different patients
362 (88.9%)
39 (9.5%)
6 (1.5%)
I avoid wearing my gown out of hospital compounds
153 (37.6%)
232 (57%)
22 (5.4%)
I wear a waterproof apron whenever there is a possibility of body fluid splashing in my body
153 (37.6)
211 (51.8%)
43 (10.6%)
I wear eye goggles whenever there is a possibility of body fluid splashing in my face
88 (21.6%)
80 (19.7%)
238 (58.5%)
I sterilize all reusable equipment before being used on another patient
300 (73.7%)
88 (21.6%)
19 (4.7%)
I clean and disinfect equipment and environmental surfaces
156 (38.3%)
148 (36.4%)
103 (25.3%)
I segregate noninfectious wastes in black colour coded dust bin
123 (30.2%)
192 (47.2%)
92 (22.6%)
I segregate infectious medical wastes in yellow coloured coded dust bin
140 (34.4%)
177 (43.5%)
90 (22.1%)
I never bend needles with my hands
311 (76.4%)
68 (16.7%)
28 (6.9%)
I avoid removing used needles from disposable syringes
221 (54.3%)
132 (32.4%)
54 (13.3%)
I place used sharps in puncture-resistant container at point of use
