Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Nosocomial infection poses a serious thread if the health care workers (HCWs) did not perform safety behavior. The complete implementation of universal precautions indicates that the HCWs perform good safety behavior. The objective of this research was to analyze the determinants of HCWs’ safety behavior in hospital. The research was conducted in two hospitals involving 120 nurses as sample. The dependent variable was safety behavior in the implementation of universal precautions while the external variables were: management commitment, management communication, employee involvement, risk response appreciation, work pressures, rules and procedures, work environment and supervision environment. Data analysis was performed using logistic regression. The result showed Internal variable influence safety behavior was sex (p-value=0.039) while the external variables were: management communication (p-value=0.003), employee involvement (p-value=0, 041), work pressures (p-value=0, 047). In conclusion, safety behavior in hospital was influenced by sex, management communication, employee involvement, and work pressures