| Variables | Frequency (n = 94) | Percentage (%) |
| Heard of occupational hazards |
|
|
| Yes | 87 | 92.6 |
| No | 7 | 7.4 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| Source of Information of Occupational Hazards |
|
|
| During my training | 55 | 58.5 |
| Post employment professional workshop | 3 | 3.2 |
| Ward rounds/clinics | 0 | 0 |
| Pre-employment orientation | 13 | 13.8 |
| Through posters and hand bills at the hospital | 4 | 4.3 |
| Media | 15 | 16.0 |
| Others | 4 | 4.3 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| Type (s) of Occupational hazards aware of |
|
|
| Physical Hazards | 75 | 79.8 |
| Chemical Hazards | 80 | 85.1 |
| Biological Hazards | 76 | 80.9 |
| Ergonomic Hazards | 62 | 66.0 |
| Mechanical Hazards | 54 | 57.4 |
| Others | 20 | 21.3 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| NOT an occupational hazard |
|
|
| Noise | 18 | 19.1 |
| Needle stick injuries | 5 | 5.3 |
| Early arrival at work | 71 | 75.6 |
| Body Contamination with Patients body fluids | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| NOT an occupational infection |
|
|
| HBV | 9 | 9.6 |
| HIV | 4 | 4.3 |
| Chicken pox | 2 | 2.1 |
| Malaria | 79 | 84.0 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| MOST likely source of occupational infection |
|
|
| Air-borne | 3 | 3.2 |
| Faces and urine | 4 | 4.3 |
| Blood and bodily fluids | 80 | 85.1 |
| Body contact | 6 | 6.4 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| Activities in which needle stick injury is MOST likely to occur |
|
|
| Recapping | 81 | 86.2 |
| Transporting to the sharps disposal safety box | 10 | 10.6 |
| Handling equipment before use | 1 | 1.1 |
| Handling equipment after disposal | 2 | 2.1 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| Which violates the standard precautions |
|
|
| Aspirating for blood before intramuscular injections | 28 | 29.8 |
| Recapping needles after use | 8 | 8.5 |
| Leaving needles attached to syringes after use | 35 | 37.2 |
| None | 23 | 24.5 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |
| Hand washing is good to prevent occupational cross infection after procedures |
|
|
| Yes | 91 | 96.8 |
| No | 3 | 3.2 |
| Don’t Know | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 94 | 100 |