Table 4.
Percentage and number of health workers who said they were concerned about getting HIV or other infections in the course of their work
| Burkina Faso | Kenya | Uganda | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 111 |
N = 60 |
N = 104 |
N = 275 |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Concerned about getting HIV in the course of their work | ||||||||
| No | 52 | 46.8 | 18 | 30.0 | 38 | 36.5 | 108 | 39.3 |
| Yes | 59 | 53.2 | 42 | 70.0 | 65 | 62.5 | 166 | 60.4 |
| Perceived risk of getting HIV from work | ||||||||
| Not concerned | 52 | 46.8 | 18 | 30.0 | 38 | 36.5 | 108 | 39.3 |
| Low risk | 17 | 15.3 | 28 | 46.7 | 37 | 35.6 | 82 | 29.8 |
| Moderate risk | 33 | 29.7 | 7 | 11.7 | 14 | 13.5 | 54 | 19.6 |
| High risk | 9 | 8.1 | 7 | 11.7 | 12 | 11.5 | 28 | 10.2 |
| Accidentally exposed to HIV past 6 months | ||||||||
| No | 99 | 89.2 | 57 | 95.0 | 95 | 91.3 | 251 | 91.3 |
| Yes | 12 | 10.8 | 3 | 5.0 | 8 | 7.7 | 23 | 8.4 |
| Concerned about getting another infection at work | ||||||||
| No | 38 | 34.2 | 8 | 13.3 | 7 | 6.7 | 53 | 19.3 |
| Yes | 73 | 65.8 | 51 | 85.0 | 97 | 93.3 | 221 | 80.4 |