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Table 3 Behavioral characteristics and training related information of HCWs (N=318) in the Southern Tigrai zone governmental hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2020

From: Occupational blood exposure beyond needle stick injuries: hospital-based cross-sectional study among healthcare workers in governmental hospitals of Northern Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency (n)

Percent (%)

PPE use before any procedure

No

150

47.2

Yes

168

52.8

Following standard procedures

No

62

19.5

Yes

256

80.5

Recapping used needle sticks

No

174

45.2

Yes

144

37.7

Alcohol drinking

No

293

92.1

Yes

25

7.9

Khat chewing

No

310

97.5

Yes

8

2.5

Cigarette smoking

No

302

95.0

Yes

16

5.0

1Proper waste segregation practice

No

55

17.3

Yes

263

82.7

Lifetime training on IPPS

No

266

83.6

Yes

52

16.4

Lifetime training on healthcare waste management

No

256

80.5

Yes

62

19.5

  1. 1 proper waste segregation practice was noted whenever waste materials were disposed separately based on the provided color coded dust bins (observation), PPE- Personal protective equipment, IPPS- Infection prevention and patient safety