Knowledge, practice and associated factors of infection prevention among healthcare workers in Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2 Knowledge of Debre Markos referral hospital health care workers in Debre Markos town, 2015

Variables	Level of knowledge	Frequency	%
Disinfection prevent health care acquired infections	Yes	140	93.33
Disinfection prevent health care acquired infections	No	10	6.67
Antiseptic prevent health care acquired infection	Yes	141	94
Antiseptic prevent health care acquired infection	No	9	6
Chemical sterilization technique used for every equipment	Yes	58	37.31
Chemical sterilization technique used for every equipment	No	92	62.69
Physical sterilization (heat/radiation technique used for every equipment	Yes	50	37.31
	No	84	62.69
All microorganisms including spores are destructed by autoclaving	Yes	110	82.1
	No	24	17.9
Every equipment need decontamination before sterilization	Yes	132	88
Every equipment need decontamination before sterilization	No	18	12
Protective device minimizes health care acquired infection	Yes	131	87.33
Protective device minimizes health care acquired infection	No	19	12.67
Wearing gloves replace the need for hand washing	Yes	55	36.67
Wearing gloves replace the need for hand washing	No	95	63.33
preparing 0.5% chlorine solution	Yes	72	48
preparing 0.5% chlorine solution	No	78	52
There is PEP for HIV after exposure.	Yes	130	86.66
There is PEP for HIV after exposure.	No	20	13.34

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