In this study, 58.8% of participants agreed that
infectious hepatitis C could be transmitted with contact
of infectious waste. However, 31.2% and 10.0% of
the respondents were not sure and didn’t agree the
transmission of hepatitis C with contact of infectious
waste, respectively. This result was two times higher
than the study done in Ethiopia by Making Medical
Injection Safer USAID, hepatitis C virus was mentioned
by only 28% of HCWs.7 However, this result was lower
than the study done in South Africa; 76% of HCWs
agreed that contact with infectious waste could lead
to acquired hepatitis C infection.20 This discrepancy
might be due to the extent of infection occurrence
in the study area, frequency of on job training, the
availability of safety instruction and the accessibility of
healthcare waste document.