Table 2 The frequency of study participants among each knowledge question at Debre Markos town HCFs, northwest Ethiopia, June 2017 (n = 55)
Variables | Response | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | Not sure N (%) | |
Does your facility generate MWs? | 39 (70.9) | 8 (14.5) | 8 (14.5) |
Do you know about medical waste management? | 52 (94.5) | 2 (3.6) | 1 (1.8) |
Is there any hazed associated with medical wastes? | 54 (98.2) | 0 | 1 (1.8) |
Is needle-stick/sharp injury a concern? | 54 (98.2) | 1 (1.8) | 0 |
Does wearing PPE reduce the risk of infection? | 52 (94.5) | 0 | 3 (5.5) |
Are all medical wastes hazardous? | 40 (72.7) | 4 (7.3) | 11 (20.0) |
Do you know color coding segregation of medical wastes? | 44 (80.0) | 4 (7.3) | 7 (12.7) |
Should infectious waste containers be a label with biohazard symbol? | 35 (63.6) | 0 | 20 (36.4) |
Should medical wastes be segregate at the source? | 48 (87.3) | 2 (3.6) | 5 (9.1) |
Does disinfection of medical wastes decrease infection transmission? | 53 (96.4) | 0 | 2 (3.6) |
Do we need to close medical care waste containers while in transport? | 50 (90.9) | 2 (3.6) | 3 (5.5) |
Do we need to secure medical care wastes awaiting treatment/disposal? | 50 (90.9) | 1 (1.8) | 4 (7.3) |
Do you know about medical care waste disposal methods? | 48 (87.3) | 2 (3.6) | 5 (9.1) |