Objective

Frequency

Percentage

Protection of health workers and patients from infection

87

33.3

Protection of health workers alone From getting infection from patient

162

62.1

Protecting health workers while handling Infectious agent alone

42

9.1

Knowledge of HBV

231

88.5

Vaccinated against HBV

51

19.5

Agreed that all patients were potential infectious irrespective of their diagnostic
status

84

32.2

Believed that only those diagnosed were infec­tious

165

63.2

Believed that those suspected of

12

4.6

Table 3: Aim of standard precautions, Knowledge about Infection and HBV Vaccination Status.