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 3 Infection prevention practice of healthcare workers in healthcare facilities of West Arsi District, Southeast Ethiopia, April 2015 (n = 648)

Practice items	Response	Number	Percent
Do you apply antiseptic hand rub to clean hands?	Yes	403	62.2
Do you apply antiseptic hand rub to clean hands?	No	245	37.8
Did you practice high-level disinfection where sterilization is not applicable?	Yes	377	58.2
	No	271	41.8
Do you use all Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPE) to prevent the risk of acquiring and/or transmitting infection?	Yes	390	60.2
	No	258	39.8
Did you mix dry and liquid healthcare wastes?	Yes	443	68.4
Did you mix dry and liquid healthcare wastes?	No	205	31.6
Do you incinerate or bury used sharp materials?	Yes	388	59.9
Do you incinerate or bury used sharp materials?	No	260	40.1
When do you change disinfectant chlorine solutions?	Every 24 h	351	54.2
	Every two days	174	26.8
	Immediately when it is soiled	0	0
	I don’t know	123	19.0
For how long do you soak reusable medical instruments in chlorine solution?	10 min	375	57.9
	1 h	203	31.3
	24 h	40	6.2
	5 min	30	4.6
How often do you use glove (both hands)?	Always	339	52.3
	Sometimes	303	46.8
	Never	6	0.9
Do you wear the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, apron, goggles and mask, if splashes and spills of any body fluids are likely?	Always	253	39.0
	Sometimes	381	58.8
	Never	14	2.2
Where do you usually put sharp disposal boxes?	In high traffic area	153	23.6
	At corridor	394	60.8
	Any where	101	15.6
	Hand reach area	0	0

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