Table 4 Behaviour associated with the most recent NSSIs
No. (%) | |
|---|---|
Reporting injury | (n = 215) |
Head of department | 85 (39.5) |
Head of health occupation | 3 (1.4) |
Head of infection control committee | 58 (26.9) |
All of them | 3 (1.4) |
No body | 53 (24.7) |
Other/do not remember | 13 (6.1) |
Awareness about local NSSIs protocol | (n = 215) |
Yes | 148 (68.8) |
No | 66 (30.7) |
The reasons given for noncompliance with NSSIs protocol | (n = 215) |
Not sure of the local protocol | 44 (20.4) |
Protocols take too long | 28 (13.0) |
Perceived low risk patient | 16 (7.4) |
Did not want to tell anyone about injury | 4 (1.9) |
Prolong operation/unable to leave operation table | 37 (17.3) |
Other/N/A | 86 (40.0) |
Vaccination against hepatitis | (n = 215) |
Yes | 150 (69.0) |
No | 11 (5.1) |
Not sure | 54 (25.1) |
Have training course in NSSIs provisional and prevention | (n = 215) |
Yes | 123 (57.2) |
No | 92 (42.8) |
The reason for using double gloves | (n = 105) |
Infection risk reduction for self | 52 (49.5) |
Infection risk reduction for patient | 13 (12.4) |
Infection risk reduction for self and patient | 36 (34.3) |
Other | 4 (3.8) |
The reason for rarely use of double gloves | (n = 57) |
Numbness sensation | 12 (21.0) |
Hand tingling | 2 (3.5) |
Expensive | 12 (21.0) |
No reduction of infection risk for self | 17 (30.0) |
No reduction of infection risk for patient | 6 (10.5) |
Other | 8 (14.0) |