Sociodemographic characteristics | Mean ± SD | Median, IQR |
---|---|---|
Age (y) | 29.5 ± 9.2 | 27, 28.8–48.3 |
%(n/N) | ||
Female | 82.4 (1980/2403) | |
Urban area | 69.8 (1677/2402) | |
Occupation | %(n/N) | |
Nursing | 47.5 (1141/2403) | |
Physician | 13.9 (334/2403) | |
Student | 13.1 (315/2403) | |
Cleaning personnel | 9.6 (230/2403) | |
Odontology | 7.3 (175/2403) | |
Bacteriology | 4.9 (118/2403) | |
Surgical instrumentation | 2.6 (62/2403) | |
Respiratory therapy | 1.1 (27/2403) | |
Contact Mechanism | %(n/N) | |
Hollow needle | 53.0 (1272/2403) | |
Unspecified needle | 22.8 (548/2403) | |
Blunt needle | 10.7 (256/2403) | |
Mucocutaneous splash | 7.9 (190/2403) | |
Lancet puncture | 4.1 (99/2403) | |
Scalpel injury | 1.3 (31/2403) | |
Contaminated glass injury | 0.2 (5/2403) | |
Exposure Classification | %(n/N) | |
Mild | 2.7 (67/2403) | |
Moderate | 74.8 (1798/2403) | |
Severe | 21.9 (527/2403) | |
Follow up | %(n/N) | |
Medical follow-up | 33.1 (796/2403) | |
Infectious diseases specialist assessment | 30.3 (728/2403) | |
Prophylactic medication | 21.5 (517/2403) |