Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Healthcare Workers regarding Biomedical Waste Management at Biyem-Assi District Hospital, Yaounde: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
Table 3
Relation between knowledge and the sociodemographic and professional characteristics of healthcare workers.
Characteristics
Total N = 100
Level of knowledge of healthcare workers
Satisfactory
Not satisfactory
OR (CI 95%)
p value
n
%
n
%
Age (years)
18–29
71
28
39.44
43
60.56
1
30–45
20
16
80.00
04
20.00
6.14 (1.86–20.28)
0.001
45–59
09
06
66.67
03
33.33
3.07 (0.0–13.29)
0.15
Marital status
Single
60
26
43.33
34
56.67
1
Married
30
16
53.33
14
46.67
1.49 (0.61–3.60)
0.37
Widow
10
08
50.00
02
50.00
1.30 (0.43–3.94)
0.63
Job description
Medical doctors
25
12
48.00
13
52.00
1.69 (0.59–4.85)
0.32
Surgeons
20
09
45.00
11
55.00
1.50 (0.48–4.63)
0.47
Laboratory/emergency
11
08
72.73
03
27.27
4.48 (1.08–21.95)
0.02
Maternity
10
09
90.00
01
10.00
16.50 (1.86–146.32)
0.001
Other hospital departments
34
12
35.29
22
64.71
1
Seniority
Less than 10 years
84
38
45.24
46
54.76
1
10 years and more
16
12
75.00
04
25.00
3.63 (1.08–12.18)
0.05
Other hospital departments: paediatrics, neonatology, vaccination, dermatology, and pharmacy.
