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Table 4 Infection prevention practice questions for health care providers in health facilities of Wogdie district, South Wollo zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia (n = 171), June 2019

From: Infection prevention knowledge, practice, and its associated factors among healthcare providers in primary healthcare unit of Wogdie District, Northeast Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency(N)

Percentage (%)

How often you wash your hands with proper detergent after contact with patient?

Always

68

39.8

Sometimes

87

50.9

Never

16

9.3

Do you use antiseptic hand rub to clean hands?

Yes

160

93.6

No

11

6.4

How often do you use all personal protective equipment’s as per standard to prevent infection?

Always

86

50.3

Some times

85

49.7

When do you change chlorine solutions that used for instrumental processing?

Every 24 h

155

90.6

After 2 days

16

9.4

How often do you use glove when you perform procedures that need wearing glove?

Always

142

83.0

Some times

29

17.0

Have you ever exposed to blood or other body fluids of patients through contact or unprotected skin?

Yes

122

71.3

No

49

28.7

What measure did you take if you are exposed to blood or fluids, needle stick injury?

Only taking Post exposure prophylaxis

19

11.1

Only clean by alcohol

68

39.8

Only washing with water

2

1.2

Taking Post exposure prophylaxis and clean by alcohol

32

18.7

Taking post exposure prophylaxis and washing with water

7

4.1

Clean by alcohol and washing with water

14

8.2

All action taken

29

17.0

Did you practice high-level disinfection where sterilization is not applicable?

Yes

124

72.5

No

47

27.5

What is your facility sterilization technique?

Boiling

19

11.1

steam sterilization

152

88.9