Table 4: Practice of standard precautions among respondents.
|
Always |
Sometimes |
Never |
Situation respondents wash hand: before touching a patient |
86(76.1) |
27(23.9) |
0(0.0) |
Situation respondents wash hand: In-between patients |
58(51.8) |
23(20.4) |
32(28.3) |
Situation respondents wash hand: after physical contact with patient |
95(84.1) |
14(12.4) |
4(3.5) |
Situation respondents wash hand: Immediately after a risk of body fluid exposure |
105(92.9) |
8(7.1) |
0(0.0) |
Situation respondents wash hand: after exposure to the immediate surroundings of a patient |
97(85.8) |
5(4.4) |
11(9.7) |
Situation respondents wash hand Immediately before an aseptic procedure |
94(83.2) |
19(16.8) |
0(0.0) |
Situation respondents wash hand: after inserting an invasive device |
97(85.8) |
16(14.2) |
0(0.0) |
Gloves wearing instances: Before touching a patient |
94(83.2) |
19(16.8) |
0(0.0) |
Gloves wearing instances: Before touching hand instruments |
81(71.7) |
32(28.3) |
0(0.0) |
Gloves wearing instances: While handling patients’ impression |
98(86.7) |
15(13.3) |
0(0.0) |
Gloves wearing instances: While performing scaling & polishing |
98(86.7) |
9(8.0) |
6(5.3) |
Gloves wearing instances: While handling patients’ denture |
91(80.5) |
22(19.5) |
0(0.0) |
Facemask wearing instances: When assisting a Dentist working on a patient |
90(79.6) |
21(18.6) |
2(1.8) |
Facemask wearing instances: When performing scaling & polishing |
97(85.8) |
16(14.2) |
0(0.0) |
Facemask wearing instances: When trimming dentures |
93(82.3) |
15(13.3) |
5(4.4) |
Facemask wearing instances: When sterilizing instruments |
53(46.9) |
48(42.5) |
12(10.6) |