Clean and Safe Healthcare Environment: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control among Health Workforce at North Showa Zone Oromiya Region
Table 4
Attitude toward infection prevention and control practice among the HWF in NSHCFs environment, Oromiya region, Ethiopia, from January to February 2019 (n = 361).
Variables
Frequency
Percentage
Do you believe that following standard operation procedures decreases the risk of contamination?
Agree
253
70.1
Disagree
108
29.9
Do you think ventilating the ward by opening windows and doors decreases infection transitions?
Agree
287
79.5
Disagree
74
20.5
Do you think using personal protective equipment (PPE) decreases HCAIs?
Agree
265
73.4
Disagree
96
26.6
Do you believe washing hands before and after contact with patients is important?
Agree
286
79.2
Disagree
75
20.8
Do you agree that hospital facilities can be the source of infection in the absence of universal precaution?
Agree
260
72.0
Disagree
101
28.0
Do you think separating needle and other types of waste is visible?
Agree
279
77.3
Disagree
82
22.7
Do you think using biohazard material better for waste management?
Agree
251
69.5
Disagree
110
30.5
Do you think that a patient’s awareness about the transmission of microorganisms decreases the risk of HCAIs?
Agree
248
68.7
Disagree
113
31.3
Do you agree that recapping is the cause of needle prick injury?
Agree
227
62.9
Disagree
134
37.1
Do you believe that nosocomial infection can pose a serious outcome?
