Table 2 Incidence of needle stick injuries among participants

Age

18–30

32 (57.2%)

103 (57.9%)

31–40

18 (32.1%)

52 (29.2%)

> 40

6 (10.7%)

23 (12.9%)

Gender

Male

39 (69.6%)

108 (60.7%)

Female

17 (30.4%)

70 (39.3%)

Social status

Married

34 (60.7%)

96 (53.9%)

Single

18 (32.1%)

78 (43.8%)

Divorced/widowed

4 (7.1%)

4 (2.2%)

Place of work

Governmental clinics

25 (44.6%)

107 (60.1%)

Private clinics

31 (55.4%)

71 (39.9%)

Academic degree

College degree

8 (14.3%)

22 (12.4%)

Bachelor degree

38 (67.9%)

129 (72.5%)

Graduate degree

10 (17.9%)

27 (15.2%)

Academic Field

Laboratory Sciences

40 (71.4%)

134 (75.3%)

Applied Biology

9 (16.1%)

16 (9.0%)

Health Science

6 (10.7%)

13 (7.3%)

Others

1 (1.8%)

15 (8.4%)

Assigned work

Clinical chemistry

15 (26.8%)

55 (30.9%)

Hematology

22 (39.3%)

77 (43.3%)

Histology/pathology

8 (14.3%)

19 (10.7%)

Microbiology/Immunology

10 (17.9%)

27 (15.2%)

Years of experience

≤ 3

16 (28.6%)

75 (42.1%)

4–6

18 (32.1%)

46 (25.8%)

7–10

17 (30.4%)

33 (18.5%)

> 10

4 (7.1%)

24 (13.5%)

Position

Residency

14 (25.0%)

36 (20.2%)

Technician

32 (57.1%)

109 (61.2%)

Lab director

7 (12.5%)

(6.2%)11

Consultant

3 (5.4%)

22 (12.4%)

Training on Biosafety

Yes

29 (51.8%)

123 (69.1%)

No

(48.2%) 27

(30.9%) 55