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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<20 | (55.6) | P < 0.01 | (44.4) | P < 0.05 |
20-30 | (74.5) | Â | (50.9) | Â |
31-50 | (80.1) | Â | (62.2) | Â |
>50 | (75.8) | Â | (61.6) | Â |
Patients per week | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<20 | (50.0) | P < 0.001 | (35.6) | P < 0.001 |
20-30 | (82.0) | Â | (59.6) | Â |
31-50 | (83.2) | Â | (68.8) | Â |
>50 | (86.6) | Â | (68.3) | Â |
Years as veterinarian | Â | Â | Â | Â |
<5 | (89.9) | P < 0.001* | (70.8) | V |
5-10 | (80.2) | Â | (65.9) | Â |
11-20 | (79.9) | Â | (64.9) | Â |
>20 | (66.9) | Â | (50.0) | Â |
Type of Practice b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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* |