Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Study Population

n = 267

n = 64

Age (mean, SD)

34.5(0.5)

37.3(1.2)

p< 0.0001^a

 Male

121 (79.1)

32 (20.9)

 Female

146 (82.0)

32 (18.0)

0.500^b

 Nurses

76 (84.4)

14 (15.6)

 Laboratory personnel

58 (67.4)

28 (32.6)

p< 0.0001^b

 Doctors

70 (79.5)

18 (20.5)

 General workers

63 (94.0)

4 (6.0)

Work Experience (mean, SD)

5.6 (0.3)

6.2 (0.5)

p< 0.0001^a

Sharps injuries/year (median, range)

0 (0–5)

0(0–5)

0.028^a

 Poor

41(89.1)

5(10.9)

 Fair

22 (84.6)

4(15.4)

 Good

81 (80.2)

20(19.8)

0.363^b

 Excellent

123 (77.9)

35(22.1)

 Public

218 (80.7)

52 (19.3)

0.941

 Private

49 (80.4)

12 (19.6)

Facility Level (frequency, percentage)

0.014^b

 Level I

112 (82.3)

24 (17.7)

 Level II

33 (97.1)

1 (2.9)

 Level III

122 (75.8)

39 (24.2)

 No

123 (87.2)

18 (12.8)

 Yes

144 (75.8)

46 (24.2)

0.009^b