Table 3 Knowledge questions for health care providers in health facilities of Wogdie district, South Wollo zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia (n = 171), 2019
Knowledge Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Have you heard about infection prevention principle? | Yes | 171 | 100 |
No | 0 | 0 | |
Do you think that gloves cannot provide complete protection against acquiring/transmitting infection? | Yes | 155 | 90.6 |
No | 16 | 9.4 | |
Do you think that healthcare-associated pathogens can be found on normal and intact patient skin? | Yes | 163 | 95.3 |
No | 18 | 4.7 | |
Do you think that washing your hands with soap or alcohol-based antiseptic decreases the risk of transmission of hospital acquired infection? | Yes | 163 | 95.3 |
No | 8 | 4.7 | |
Do you think that use of an alcohol-based antiseptic for hand hygiene is as effective as soap and water if hands are not visibly dirty? | Yes | 168 | 98.2 |
No | 3 | 1.8 | |
Do you think that gloves reduce the contamination of the hand but do not prevent it completely? | Yes | 137 | 80.1 |
No | 34 | 19.9 | |
Do you think that no need to wash hands before doing procedures that do not involve bodily fluids? | Yes | 33 | 19.3 |
No | 138 | 80.7 | |
Do you think that no need to wear the same pair of gloves for multiple patients as long as there is no visible contamination? | Yes | 130 | 76.0 |
No | 41 | 24 | |
Do you think TB is carried in airborne particles that are generated from patients with active pulmonary TB? | Yes | 169 | 98.8 |
No | 2 | 1.2 | |
Do you know to what level safety boxes should be filled before closing and sealing? | Full | 16 | 9.4 |
¾ full | 155 | 90.6 | |
Do you know specific waste disposal buckets according to the level of their contamination? | Yes | 167 | 97.7 |
No | 4 | 2.3 |