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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics

From: Exposure rate of needlestick and sharps injuries among Australian veterinarians

 

Female

Male

Total

 

Demographics

(%)

(%)

(%)

P value a

Age (years)

    

<30

(24.9)

(6.1)

(14.2)

 

31-40

(36.7)

(16.6)

(25.7)

 

41-50

(28.5)

(23.4)

(25.6)

<0.001

>50

(10)

(52.9)

(34.6)

 

Type of Practice b

    

Small animal

(52.5)

(36.6)

(43.4)

<0.001

Large animal

(2.8)

(10.6)

(7.3)

<0.001

Mixed animal

(32.7)

(30.8)

(31.6)

0.324

Specialist

(7.0)

(8.2)

(7.7)

0.341

Non-clinical

(4.9)

(7.7)

(7.7)

0.013

University

(6.3)

(4.3)

(5.2)

0.152

Other

(1.4)

(6.4)

(4.2)

<0.001

  1. aP for Trend evaluated using the chi square test by sex, except for age;
  2. bPercentages for type of practice are percentages within sex.