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Table 3 Nurses’ knowledge on preventive measures of transmission from hospital environment (N = 85)

From: Knowledge and practices of nurses regarding nosocomial infection control measures in private hospitals in Sana’a City, Yemen

Different practices

Level of knowledge

Poor (˃ 50% score)

Fair (50–79% score)

Good (≤ 80% score)

Routine hospital cleaning

4 (4.7)

36 (42.4)

45 (52.9)

Safe waste handling and disposal

7 (8.2)

69 (81.1)

9 (10.6)

Patient care equipment reprocessing

2 (2.4)

70 (82.8)

13 (15.3)

Safe linen handling

51 (60)

33 (38.8)

1 (1.2)