Research Article
Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health Care Workers in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Result from Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Distribution of behavioral characteristics of respondents in health institutions in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 277).
| Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Use of PPE | | | Yes | 264 | 95.3 | No | 13 | 4.7 |
| Practice of washing hands before and after any health care procedure or handling of waste | | | Yes | 171 | 61.7 | No | 106 | 38.3 |
| Compliance with standard precautions | | | Yes | 135 | 48.7 | No | 142 | 51.3 |
| Khat chewing | | | Yes | 74 | 26.7 | No | 203 | 73.3 |
| Drinking alcohol | | | Everyday | 40 | 14.4 | Once a week | 33 | 11.9 | Occasionally | 133 | 48.0 | Never | 71 | 25.6 |
| Sleeping problem | | | Yes | 96 | 34.7 | No | 181 | 65.3 |
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