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Table 2 Demographic and workplace items versus NSI exposure rate

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

 

Any NSI

Contaminated NSI

 

Numbers (per 100 person-years)

P valuea

Numbers (per 100 person-years)

P valuea

Hours per week

    

<20

(55.6)

P < 0.01

(44.4)

P < 0.05

20-30

(74.5)

 

(50.9)

 

31-50

(80.1)

 

(62.2)

 

>50

(75.8)

 

(61.6)

 

Patients per week

    

<20

(50.0)

P < 0.001

(35.6)

P < 0.001

20-30

(82.0)

 

(59.6)

 

31-50

(83.2)

 

(68.8)

 

>50

(86.6)

 

(68.3)

 

Years as veterinarian

    

<5

(89.9)

P < 0.001*

(70.8)

V

5-10

(80.2)

 

(65.9)

 

11-20

(79.9)

 

(64.9)

 

>20

(66.9)

 

(50.0)

 

Type of Practice b

    

Small animal

(83.6)

P < 0.001

(63.4)

P < 0.05

Large animal

(58.3)

P < 0.01*

(37.5)

P < 0.01*

Mixed animal

(86.6)

P < 0.001

(75.6)

P < 0.001

Specialist

(70.6)

P = 0.420

(51.0)

P = 0.233

Non-clinical

(37.5)

P < 0.001*

(25.0)

P < 0.001*

University

(41.2)

P < 0.001*

(26.5)

P < 0.001*

Other

(31.0)

P < 0.001*

(17.2)

P < 0.001*

  1. a Chi square for trend;
  2. bPercentages for type of practice are percentages of veterinarians reporting an NSI or contaminated NSI within these categories.
  3. * Significantly lower reported prevalence of NSI or contaminated NSI during the previous 12 months