|
Presence of litter/waste bins in work stationb
|
|
Yes
|
188
|
94.0
|
|
No
|
12
|
6.0
|
|
Waste bins colour coded2
|
|
Yes
|
164
|
82.0
|
|
No
|
36
|
18.0
|
|
Uses general pit to dispose general wasteb
|
|
Yes
|
71
|
35.5
|
|
No
|
129
|
64.5
|
|
Health workers dispose pathological wastes in the placenta pit b
|
|
Yes
|
163
|
81.5
|
|
No
|
37
|
18.5
|
|
Presence of Expired drugs at the work stationb
|
|
Yes
|
97
|
48.5
|
|
No
|
45
|
22.5
|
|
Did not know
|
58
|
29.0
|
|
Disposal of expired drugs
|
|
Burning
|
18
|
9.0
|
|
Waste bin company
|
102
|
51.0
|
|
Return to national medical stores
|
76
|
38.0
|
|
Did not know
|
4
|
2.0
|
|
Use of Personal protective equipment (gloves, nose masks, clinical coats)b
|
|
Yes
|
160
|
80.0
|
|
No
|
40
|
20.0
|
|
Regularity of use of Personal protective equipmentb
|
|
Always
|
144
|
72.0
|
|
Occasionally
|
56
|
28.0
|
|
Ever been affected due to poor HCW management
|
|
Yes
|
56
|
28.0
|
|
No
|
144
|
72.0
|
|
Effects of poor HCW management (n = 56)
|
|
Needle pricks
|
39
|
69.6
|
|
Infection
|
15
|
26.8
|
|
Spills of Blood
|
02
|
3.8
|
|
Ever reported injury to infection and control Unit
|
|
Yes
|
35
|
17.5
|
|
No
|
165
|
82.5
|
|
Health care waste management status (CIs for satisfactory HCW management)
|
(67.8–80.1%)
| |
|
Satisfactory
|
148
|
74.0
|
|
Unsatisfactory
|
52
|
26.0
|
