A study on the extent and hygienic appropriatenessrnof injection therapy was conducted in 1380 households andrnfour governmental health institutions in Bahir DarrnWoreda, north western Ethiopia.rnSystematically selected 1380 households both fromrnthe urban and rural settings and four governmental healthrncare facilities were used as a sample to get data onrninjection practLce frollL-the communLty and heal th carernproviders.rnThe household survey revealed a two weeks overallrnprevalence of injection therapy to be 13%. The ratesrnwere comparable in the rural and urban settings. Arnstatistically significant (p