Table 1. Frequency of occupational exposures among medical (N = 73) and nursing (N = 37) students according to academic semester of occurrence.
| Semester of occurrence | Occupational exposures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical students | Nursing students | |||
| N | % | N | % | |
| 4th | NA | 6 | 16.2 | |
| 5th | 1 | 1.4 | 10 | 27.0 |
| 6th | 4 | 5.5 | 8 | 21.6 |
| 7th | 24 | 32.9 | 2 | 5.4 |
| 8th | 9 | 12.3 | 3 | 8.1 |
| 9th | 3 | 4.1 | NA | |
| 10th | 19 | 26.0 | NA | |
| 11th | 12 | 16.4 | NA | |
| 12th | 1 | 1.4 | NA | |
| Othersa | 0 | 8 | 21.6 | |
| Total | 73 | 100 | 37 | 100 |
N (%): number and percentage.
a
Three (8.1%) injuries occurred in the 1st semester and five (13.5%) in the 3rd semester. NA = not applicable.