Clean and Safe Healthcare Environment: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control among Health Workforce at North Showa Zone Oromiya Region
Table 2
Variables related to infection prevention and control practice among the HWF in NSHCFs environment, Oromiya region, Ethiopia, from January to February 2019 (n = 361).
Variables
No. (%)
Total
Healthcare facilities
Health center
Hospital
Overall
361 (100)
78 (21.6)
283 (78.4)
Aware safe injection guidelines
Yes
238 (65.9)
57 (73.1)
181 (64.0)
No
123 (34.1)
21 (26.9)
102 (36.0)
Receives training on safe injection
Yes
98 (27.1)
24 (30.8)
74 (26.1)
No
263 (72.9)
54 (69.2)
209 (73.9)
Aware handwashing guidelines
Yes
243 (67.3)
54 (69.2)
189 (66.8)
No
118 (32.7)
24 (30.8)
94 (33.2)
Receive training on handwashing
Yes
134 (37.1)
34 (43.6)
100 (35.3)
No
227 (62.9)
44 (56.4)
183 (64.7)
Running water in working order
Yes
113 (31.3)
26 (33.3)
87 (30.7)
No
248 (68.7)
52 (66.6)
196 (69.3)
Training on waste segregation
Yes
85 (23.5)
16 (20.5)
214 (75.6)
No
276 (76.5)
62 (79.5)
69 (24.4)
Color-coded liner bags in HCFs
Yes
154 (42.7)
35 (44.9)
119 (42.0)
No
207 (57.3)
43 (55.1)
164 (58.0)
Dust bins accessible in HCFs
Yes
199 (55.1)
49 (62.8)
150 (53.0)
No
162 (44.9)
29 (37.2)
133 (47.0)
Adequate safety box in HCFs
Yes
252 (69.8)
51 (65.4)
201 (71.0)
No
109 (30.2)
27 (34.6)
82 (29.0)
Health facilities have an active infection control committee
