Table 2 Variables related to hand hygiene compliance of health care providers in Central Gondar Zone public primary hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 335)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Good | 181 | 54 |
Poor | 154 | 46 | |
Frequently keep hand hygiene | Yes | 301 | 89.9 |
No | 34 | 10.1 | |
Taking training | Yes | 140 | 41.8 |
No | 195 | 58.2 | |
Hospital promotes the importance of HH to the staffs | Yes | 161 | 48.1 |
No | 174 | 51.9 | |
The presence of soap and water | Yes | 290 | 86.6 |
No | 45 | 13.4 | |
The presence of hand washing sink | Yes | 162 | 48.4 |
No | 173 | 51.6 | |
The presence of wall mount/ individual ABHR | Yes | 177 | 52.8 |
No | 158 | 47.2 | |
The presence of gloves | Yes | 266 | 79.4 |
No | 69 | 20.6 | |
The presence of posters | Yes | 137 | 40.9 |
No | 198 | 59.1 | |
The presence of a protocol level | Yes | 106 | 31.6 |
No | 229 | 68.4 | |
Attitude | Positive | 183 | 54,6 |
Negative | 152 | 45.4 | |