The percentage of physicians agree- ing that safe disposal is of utmost importance for preventing infection transmission (89.1%) was significantly higher than among nurses (82.1%) and housekeepers (73.0%) (P < 0.02). Moreover, the percentage of physi- cians agreeing that using personal protective equipment decreases the risk of contracting infection (55.5%) was significantly higher than among nurses (43.0%) and housekeepers (22.5%) (P < 0.001). The percentage