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Table 3 Comparison of awareness level and injection process practice level among participants according to work position at Fayoum’s primary health care facilities, 2019

From: Assessment of safe injection awareness and practices among healthcare providers at primary health care facilities

Level of awareness and injection process practice

Work position NO (%)

Awareness level

Physicians

N = 204

Nurses

N = 364

Laboratory technicians

N = 117

Total

N = 685

P value

 Poor awareness ≤ 50% (0–5)

76 (37.3)

30(8.2)

1(0.9)

107 (15.6)

.001*

 Accepted awareness level 51–74.9% (6–8)

81(39.7)

102(28)

29(24.8)

212(30.9)

 Good awareness level ≥ 75% (9–12)

47(23)

232(63.7)

87(74.4)

366(53.4)

Injection process practice level

Physicians

NA

Nurses

N = 410

Laboratory technicians

N = 110

Total

520

P value

 Poor practice ≤ 50% (0–10)

NA

74(18)

36 (32.7)

110(21.2)

.001*

 Accepted practice level 51–74.9 % (11–14)

NA

250(61)

74(67.3)

324(62.3)

 Good awareness level ≥ 75% (15–20)

NA

86 (21)

0(0)

86 (16.5)

  1. *P value ≤ 0.05 is considered significant