Assessment of knowledge and practices of healthcare workers towards infection prevention and associated factors in healthcare facilities of West Arsi District, Southeast Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of healthcare workers in healthcare facilities of West Arsi District, Southeast Ethiopia, April 2015 (n = 648)

Variables	Category	Number	Percent
Age	18–29	345	53.2
	30–39	262	40.4
	40–49	36	5.6
	≥ 50	5	0.8
Sex	Male	446	68.8
Sex	Female	202	31.2
Marital status	Single	349	53.9
	Married	284	43.8
	Divorced	13	2.0
	Widowed	2	0.3
Profession	Nurse	398	61.4
	Midwife	104	16
	Health Officer	51	7.9
	Physician	22	3.4
	Laboratory technicians and others ♣	73	11.3
Educational level	Diploma	394	60.8
	First degree	242	37.3
	Second degree & above	12	1.9
Year of service	< 5 years	390	60.2
	5–9 years	170	26.2
	10–14 years	48	7.4
	≥ 15 years	40	6.2
Ever taken training on infection prevention	Yes	184	28.4
Ever taken training on infection prevention	No	464	71.6
Presence of infection prevention committee	Yes	430	66.4
Presence of infection prevention committee	No	218	33.6
Availability of infection prevention guidelines in the working department	Yes	310	47.8
	No	338	52.2

♣ Pharmacist, pharmacy technicians, anesthetist and environmental health officers

ISSN: 2049-3258