Questionnaire Number: __________

Olabisi Onabanjo University

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES (OACHS), SAGAMU
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE
QUESTIONNAIRE ON INFECTION CONTROL AND USE OF STANDARD
PRECAUTIONS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CENTERS
IN SAGAMU LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NIGERIA.
SECTION A: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
1. Sex: 1. Male ( ) 2. Female ( )
2. Age: 1. ≤ 20 ( ) 2. 21-30 years ( ) 3. 31-40 years ( ) 4. 41-50 years ( ) 5.
51-60 years ( ) 6. >60 years ( )
3. Religion: [Link] ( ) [Link] ( ) [Link] ( )
4. Marital Status: [Link] ( ) [Link] ( ) 3. Divorced ( ) 4. Widow/ Widower ( )
5. Separated ( )
5. Ethnicity: 1. Yoruba ( ) 2. Igbo ( ) 3. Hausa ( ) 4. Others (please specify)
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6. Highest level of education: 1. No formal education ( ) 2. Primary ( ) 3. Secondary ( )
4. Tertiary ( )
7. Job description: 1. Pharmacist/technician ( ) 2. CHEW ( ) 3. Nurse/Midwife ( ) 4.
Laboratory technician/scientist ( ) 5. Doctor ( ) 6. Others (please specify)
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8. What type of health facility do you work in? 1. Private ( ) 2. Public ( )
3. Faith-based ( )
9. How many years of experience do you have? 1. < 2 years ( ) 2. 2-5 years ( ) 3.
6-10 years ( ) 4. >10 years ( )
10. Monthly Income: 1. < ₦30,000 ( ) 2. ₦30,000 - ₦45,000 ( ) 3. ₦46,000 - ₦60,000
( ) 4. ₦61,000 - ₦75,000 ( ) 5. >₦75,000 ( )
11. Average number of working hours per day: 1. <5 hours ( ) 2. 5-8 hours ( ) 3.
9-12 hours ( ) 4. >12 hours ( )
12. Do you receive trainings while on your current job? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
SECTION B: KNOWLEDGE OF INFECTION CONTROL AND STANDARD
PRECAUTIONS
13. Have you ever heard of infection control and standard precaution? 1. Yes ( ) 2.
No ( )
If Yes, what was your source of information on infection control and standard
precautions? 1. In school ( ) 2. Pre-employment orientation ( ) 3. Post-
employment training ( ) 3. Posters/bill boards/mass media ( ) 4. From other co-
workers ( ) 5. Others ( Please specify) _________________________________
14. Have you ever received training on standard precautions and infection control? 1.
Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
15. Which of the following is/are regarded as standard precautions? (You can choose more
than one option) 1. Hand hygiene/washing ( ) 2. Use of personal protective
equipment (PPE) or barrier protection ( ) 3. Safe injection practices ( ) 4. Use of
sterile equipment ( ) 5. Cleaning and disinfecting patient contact surfaces ( )
6. Cough etiquette ( )
16. For which of the following should standard precautions be followed? 1. All hospitalized
patients ( ) 2. When the patient has a known or suspected infection ( ) 3. At the
discretion of the health worker ( )
17. Standard precautions and infection control applies only when there is risk of potential
exposure to blood of patients and not the other body fluids of patients? 1. Yes ( ) 2.
No ( )
18. Hand washing is the most effective way of preventing healthcare acquired infections
(HCAIs)? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
19. Use of sterile gloves is the most effective method of preventing hospital acquired
infections? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
20. According to standard precautions, hand washing is performed (You can choose more
than one option) 1. Before contact with patient ( ) 2. Between patient contact ( )
3. Immediately after removing gloves ( ) 4. After touching body fluids e.g. blood,
excretions, sweat of patients ( )
21. Does wearing gloves eliminate the need to wash hands? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
22. Should surfaces be cleaned with appropriate disinfectants after use? 1. Yes ( ) 2.
No ( )
23. Are health workers at risk of infection following exposure to HIV or hepatitis-infected
blood? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
24. Potential ways of occupational exposure to infectious agents include? (You can choose
more than one option) 1. Needle prick/Sharp injury ( ) 2. Splash of contaminated
 fluids on the eye ( ) 3. Inhalation ( ) 4. Talking to patients ( ) 5. Touching
patients ( )
25. About Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV, which of these is true? (You can
choose more than one option) 1. HIV counselling, testing is done immediately
after the exposure ( ) 2. PEP is given only to HIV-negative result ( ) 3. The
antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) are given immediately after exposure but within 24 hours ( )
4. The antiretroviral drugs are taken for 4 weeks ( )

SECTION C: ATTITUDE TOWARDS INFECTION CONTROL AND STANDARD

PRECAUTIONS
Please tick one option for each of the questions 26 - 33
S/N Attitudes Agree Unsure Disagree

26 Standard precaution is useful and protective against

infection for the patients

27 Standard precautions is useful and protective against

infection for health workers

28 If possible, I would like to practice standard

precautions and infection control completely

29 I would like to receive more training on standard

precautions and infection control

30 Standard precautions is time consuming and

unnecessary

31 Practices that control the spread of infection in health

facilities are better left to secondary and tertiary health
facilities

32 I feel primary health care workers do not take standard

precautions and infection control very seriously

33 Compliance with standard precautions and infection

control interferes with ability to provide care to
patients

SECTION D: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO INFECTIONS AND PRACTICE OF

STANDARD PRECAUTIONS AND INFECTION CONTROL
Please tick one option for each of the questions 34 - 41
S/N Practice 5 4 3 2 1

Alway Most of Someti Rarely Never

s the time mes

34 I observe complete standard

precautions while carrying out my
duties of patient care.

35 I practice hand hygiene before and

after contact with patients or their
body fluids

36 I wash hands after removing

gloves

37 I wear gloves when in contact

with patients fluids e.g. blood,
excretions etc.

38 I recap used needles before

disposing them

39 I drop sharps (needles, blades etc.)

in the sharp box after use

40 I use the available personal

protective equipment

41 I make sure instruments to be

reused on multiple patients are
sterile before use

42. Have you had a needle stick prick/injury in the past? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
If Yes, which of the following did you do? (You can choose more than one option) 1.
Wash the prick/injury site with water ( ) 2. Clean the prick/injury site with
spirit/Savlon/disinfectant ( ) 3. Went for HIV and other blood-borne infections
screening ( ) 4. Informed the infectious disease control officer/Report to a supervisor
( ) 5. Did nothing ( )
43. Have you had Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) after a needle prick injury in the past?
1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
44. Have you accidentally touched a patient blood or blood-stained materials with your bare
hands in the past? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )\
45. Personal protective equipment (PPE) provided to you at your place of work include?
(You can choose more than one option) 1. Face masks ( ) 2. Googles/eye visors/face
shield ( ) 3. Gowns/Apron ( ) 4. Others ________________________

SECTION E: BARRIERS AND FACTORS AFFECTING COMPLIANCE TO

INFECTIONS CONTROLL AND STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
46. Lack of personal protective equipment has put primary health care workers at risk of
healthcare associated infections? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
47. Inadequate water/soap supply in primary health centers is a barrier to regular
handwashing after patient contact? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
48. Can inadequate supply of hand gloves hinder healthcare workers from practicing standard
precautions and infection control? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
49. Can lack of training/enough information on standard precautions and infection control
put primary health workers at risk of hospital acquired infections? 1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
50. Emergency situations may prevent health workers from adhering to standard precautions
1. Yes ( ) 2. No ( )
51. Protective gears being non-comfortable is a reason for health workers not use them? 1.
Yes ( ) 2. No ( )