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Table 2 Infection prevention and patient safety (IPPS) standards in PMTCT sites Port Harcourt, Nigeria

From: Occupational exposure to HIV among healthcare workers in PMTCT sites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Health workers who trained on IPPS (n = 337)

 Yes

250

74.2

 No

87

25.8

Health care workers who need training on IPPS(n = 337)

 Yes

330

98

 No

7

2

Health care worker last training on IPPS (n = 250)

 Less than a year

114

45.6

 More than a year

136

54.4

PPE available for Healthcare worker use at PMTCT facility (n = 337)

 Yes

262

77.7

 No

75

22.3

PPE regularly supplied at facility (n = 262)

 Yes

176

67.2

 No

86

32.8

PEP available at PMTCT facility (n = 337)

 Yes

188

55.8

 No

149

44.2

Someone available to administer PEP at facility (n = 188)

 Yes

176

93.6

 No

12

6.4

Health care workers with access to PEP at facility (n = 337)

 Yes

183

54.3

 No

154

45.7

Presence of reporting system for occupational exposure(n = 337)

 Yes

206

61.1

 No

131

38.9