Table 3.
Exposure and Accidents rate by job category.
| Staff category | Exposure to needle prick injuries | Exposure through contact with body fluids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total respondents | No. Exposed to needle pricks (%) | % on overall No. Exposed (n = 196) | Total respondents | No. exposed to body fluids (%) | % on overall No. Exposed (n = 161) | |
| Doctors | 48 | 37 (77.1) | 18.9 | 36 | 17 (42.2) | 10.6 |
| Nurses | 216 | 132 (61.1) | 67.4 | 253 | 118 (46.6) | 73.3 |
| Lab technicians | 32 | 19 (59.4) | 9.7 | 32 | 17 (53.1) | 10.6 |
| Orderlies, Morgue attendants | 27 | 8 (29.6) | 4.1 | 26 | 7 (26.9) | 4.4 |