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Table 4 Compliance with standard precautions

From: Knowledge of standard precautions and barriers to compliance among healthcare workers in the Lower Manya Krobo District, Ghana

Variables

Degree of compliance

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

F

%

F

%

F

%

F

%

F

%

Protection against BBFs of all patients

0

0.0

1

1.0

25

25.0

24

24.0

50

50.0

Puts used needles into sharp container

1

1.0

1

1.0

13

0.0

30

30.0

55

55.0

Wears gloves

0

0.0

1

1.0

10

10.0

28

28.0

61

61.0

Wash hands after removing gloves

0

0.0

1

1.0

21

21.0

29

29.0

49

49.0

Wears waterproof apron

2

2.0

11

11.0

35

35.0

26

26.0

26

26.0

Wears eye protection

9

9.0

25

25.0

37

37.0

12

12.0

17

17.0

Does not recap needles

25

25.0

18

18.0

17

17.0

6

6.0

34

34.0

Promptly wipes all blood spills

1

1.0

2

2.0

8

8.0

28

28.0

61

61.0

Covers broken skin

2

2.0

4

4.0

8

8.0

28

28.0

61

61.0

Reports needle-stick injury

8

8.0

7

7.0

27

27.0

25

25.0

33

33.0

Supervisors encourage training

6

6.0

6

6.0

40

40.0

19

19.0

29

29.0

Staff have training in SP

3

3.0

0

0

23

23.0

26

26.0

48

48.0

  1. Frequencies for this table are based on the sample size of 100 respondents
  2. F frequency, % percent, BBFs blood and body fluids