Variables | Number of sharp injuries exposed to blood (n = 130) | Reporting rate of sharp injuries exposed to blood | χ 2 | P value | ||
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Reporting number | Reporting rate (%) | |||||
Gender | Male | 31 | 12 | 38.7 | 0.43 | > 0.05 |
Female | 99 | 32 | 32.3 | |||
Job category | Doctor | 55 | 23 | 41.8 | 2.71 | > 0.05 |
Nurse | 75 | 21 | 28.0 | |||
Activity | Disposing used medical waste | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 8.30 | > 0.05 |
During operation | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | |||
Blood drawing | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | |||
During medical examination | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | |||
Destroyed sharps items | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | |||
Withdrawing the needle | 43 | 8 | 18.6 | |||
Department | Surgery Dept. | 67 | 22 | 32.8** | 20.29※ | < 0.01 |
Internal medicine | 35 | 9 | 25.7** | |||
Emergency Dept. | 6 | 4 | 4/6 | |||
Infection Dept. | 7 | 7 | 7/7 | |||
Pediatrics | 15 | 2 | 13.3**△ | |||
Type of blood exposure | HBV | 45 | 33 | 73.3## | 65.40※ | < 0.01 |
HCV | 5 | 5◇ | 5/5## | |||
Unknown | 80 | 6 | 7.5 | |||
Injury level | Light | 52 | 10 | 19.2 | 12.60※ | < 0.01 |
Medium | 75 | 31 | 41.3 | |||
Heavy | 3 | 3 | 3/3 |