Background
Methods
Study design period and area
Study population and sampling
Data collection instrument and data collectors
Data processing
Data analysis
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics
Explanatory Variables | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
< 25 ears | 28 | 11.2 |
25–30 | 131 | 52.4 |
≥ 31 | 91 | 36.4 |
Sex | ||
Male | 87 | 34.8 |
Female | 163 | 65.2 |
Profession | ||
Technical | 92 | 36.8 |
Non – technical | 158 | 63.2 |
Educational status | ||
Diploma and below | 75 | 30.0 |
Degree and above | 175 | 70.0 |
Years of service delivery | ||
< 2 years | 32 | 12.8 |
2–5 years | 145 | 58.0 |
≥ 6 years | 123 | 49.2 |
Level of institution | ||
Tercha hospital | 105 | 42.0 |
Gessa hospital | 47 | 18.8 |
Health centres | 98 | 39.2 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 183 | 73.2 |
Divorced | 6 | 2.4 |
Widowed | 2 | 0.8 |
Single | 59 | 23.6 |
Proportion of precaution
Individual characteristics of health care workers
Explanatory Variables | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Hand hygiene practice | ||
Good | 145 | 58.0 |
Poor | 105 | 42.0 |
PPE practice | ||
Good | 218 | 87.2 |
Poor | 32 | 12.8 |
Injection safety practice | ||
Good | 222 | 88.8 |
Poor | 28 | 11.2 |
Handling sharps practice | ||
Good | 169 | 67. 6 |
Poor | 81 | 32.4 |
Instrument processing and waste management | ||
Good | 202 | 80.8 |
Poor | 48 | 19.2 |
Health institution related factors
Explanatory Variables | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Availability of PPE | ||
Yes | 150 | 60.0 |
No | 100 | 40.0 |
Training on standard Precautions | ||
Yes | 120 | 48.0 |
No | 130 | 52.0 |
Monitoring and Evaluation on standard precautions | ||
Yes | 135 | 54.0 |
No | 115 | 46.0 |
Bivariate binary logistic regression analysis of associated factors with compliance with standard precaution among health professionals of Dawuro Zone, South West Ethiopia
Explanatory variables | Compliance to standard precaution practice | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Good compliance | Poor compliance | COR (95%Cl) | p-value | |
Age category | ||||
< 25 years | 12 (4.8) | 16 (6.4) | 0.27 (0.12–0.63) | 0.003 |
25–30 Years | 91 (36.4) | 40 (16.0) | 0.57 (0.32–0.92) | 0.020 |
≥ 31 years | 59 (23.6) | 32 (12.8) | 1 | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 65 (26.0) | 22 (8.8) | 1 | |
Female | 97 (38.8) | 66 (26.4) | 0.26 (0.15–0.45) | < 0.001 |
Profession | ||||
Technical | 85 (34.0) | 7 (2.8) | 11.46 (5.06–25.96) | < 0.001 |
Non-Technical | 77 (30.8) | 81 (32.4) | 1 | |
Education Status | ||||
Diploma and below | 1 (0.4) | 74 (29.6) | 1 | |
Degree and above | 161 (64.4) | 14 (13.6) | 43.5 (58.47–57.47) | 0.051 |
Years of service delivery | ||||
≤ 5 years | 61 (24.4) | 66 (24.6) | 1.85 (0.74–4.63) | 0.19 |
> 5 years | 81 (32.4) | 42 (16.8) | 1 | |
Level of health institutions | ||||
Tarcha General hospital | 62 (24.8) | 43 (17.2) | 0.68 (0.41–1.13) | 0.34 |
Gessa district hospital | 36 (14.4) | 11 (4.4) | 0.68 (0.30–1.58) | 0.38 |
Health center | 14 (45.6) | 84 (38.4) | 1 | |
Hand hygiene practice | ||||
Good | 137 (54.8) | 8 (3.2) | 12.13 (6.88–21.37) | 0.0001 |
Poor | 25 (10.0) | 80 (32.0) | 1 | |
Handling sharps practice | ||||
Good Practice | 117 (46.8) | 52 (20.8) | 0.80 (0.50–1.28) | 0.35 |
Poor Practice | 25 (10.0) | 56 (22.4) | 1 | |
Instrument processing & waste mgt | ||||
Good practice | 184 (73.6) | 18 (7.2) | 0.01 (0.001–2.02) | 0.41 |
Poor practice | 8 (3.2) | 40 (16.0) | 1 | |
Availability of PPE | ||||
Yes | 100 (40.0) | 50 (20.0) | 0.29 (0.17;0.48) | 0.0001 |
No | 62 (24.8) | 38 (15.2) | 1 | |
Training on standard precautions | ||||
Yes | 93 (37.2) | 27 (10.8) | 3.47 (2.06;5.84) | 0.0001 |
No | 69 (27.6) | 61 (24.4) | 1 | |
Monitoring and Evaluation on standard precautions | ||||
Yes | 122 (48.8) | 13 (5.2) | 1.92 (0.98;3.78) | 0.56 |
No | 40 (16.0) | 75 (30.0) | 1 |
Factors independently associated with compliance with standard precaution
Explanatory variables | Compliance to standard precaution practice | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good compliance | Poor compliance | COR (95%Cl) | AOR (95%CI) | p-value | |
Age category | |||||
< 25 years | 12 (4.8) | 16 (6.4) | 0.27 (0.12–0.63) | 0.27 (0.12,0.63) | 0.003* |
25–30 Years | 91 (36.4) | 40 (16.0) | 0.57 (0.32–0.92) | 2.57 (1.32,3.92) | 0.002* |
≥ 31 years | 59 (23.6) | 32 (12.8) | 1 | ||
Service year | |||||
≤ 5 years | 61 (24.4) | 66 (24.6) | 1.85 (0.74–4.63) | 8.55 (6.72,12.25) | 0.001* |
> 5 years | 81 (32.4) | 42 (16.8) | 1 | 1 | |
Hand hygiene practice | |||||
Good practice | 137 (54.8) | 8 (3.2) | 0.29 (0.17;0.48) | 2.45 (0.87,5.50) | 0.061 |
Poor practice | 25 (10.0) | 80 (32.0) | 1 | 1 | |
Availability of PPE | |||||
Yes | 100 (40.0) | 50 (20.0) | 0.29 (0.17;0.48) | 10.29 (8.17,14.48) | 0.001* |
No | 62 (24.8) | 38 (15.2) | 1 | 1 | |
Training on standard precautions | |||||
Yes | 93 (37.2) | 27 (10.8) | 3.47 (2.06;5.84) | 12.13 (8.88,13.37) | 0.001* |
No | 69 (27.6) | 61 (24.4) | 1 | 1 |