TABLE VII.
Comparison of Residents’ HIV Infection Transmission Risk and Recommended Prophylaxis Measures Between 1992 and 2016
| Year |
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| 1992 | 2016 | Chi-Square | P Value | |
| What is the risk of a single needle puncture from a known HIV+ patient turning seropositive in 6 months? | 22 | <0.0001 | ||
| <0.1% | 52.6% | 76.7% | ||
| 0.4%* | 40.0% | 10.7% | ||
| 1.0% | 6.1% | 12.2% | ||
| 5.0% | 1.3% | 0.5% | ||
| If a health-care worker is contaminated with the blood of a known HIV+ patient, within how long should zidovudine therapy be started? | 23.9 | <0.0001 | ||
| The same day* | 45.0% | 73.1% | ||
| The same week | 17.3% | 17.8% | ||
| It does not matter or same month | 2.6% | 1% | ||
| Uncertain | 35.1% | 8.1% | ||
*
Correct answer.