Table 3: Participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and observance of steps of sterilization at HKM CNHU in Benin, 2013.
| Variables |
Frequencies (n=51) |
Percentage (%) |
| Sex |
|
|
| Male |
27 |
52.9 |
| Female |
24 |
47.1 |
| Occupation |
|
|
| Nurse/Mid wife |
26 |
51 |
| Nurse assistant |
15 |
29.4 |
| Laboratory skilled agents |
06 |
11.8 |
| Trainees |
04 |
7.8 |
| Training in sterilization |
|
|
| Yes |
28 |
54.9 |
| No |
23 |
45.1 |
| Knowledge of steps sterilization |
|
|
| Yes |
12 |
23.5 |
| No |
39 |
76.5 |
| Observance of steps of sterilization |
|
|
| Yes |
13 |
25.5 |
| No |
38 |
74.5 |
The average age of respondents was 41 ± 7.5 years. Table shows that 45.1% of workers have not received training in the field of sterilization.