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Table 2 Frequency of occupational BBFs splash and NSI exposure among health care workers

From: Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids and associated factors among health care workers at the University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Result

Frequency (#)

Percentage (%)

Lifetime occupational exposure to splash

Yes

165

58.5

No

117

41.5

The past 1-year occupational exposure to splash

Yes

110

39.0

No

172

61.0

Lifetime occupational exposure to NSI

Yes

119

42.2

No

163

57.8

The past 1-year occupational exposure to NSI

Yes

58

20.6

No

224

79.4

  1. BBFs blood and body fluids, NSI needlestick injury