Table 5. Frequency of procedures prone to be involved in occupational nosocomial infection from a sharp injury*.
| Variable | Hepatitis B (%) | Hepatitis C (%) | HIV (%) | Syphilis (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intravenous or intramuscular injection | 11 (12.79) | 1 (10.00) | 1 (50.00) | 1 (4.00) | 14 (11.38) |
| Medical waste in disposal | 4 (4.65) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (50.00) | 2 (8.00) | 7 (5.69) |
| Scalpel cut or surgical suture | 21 (24.42) | 2 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 8 (32.00) | 31 (25.20) |
| Replacing needle cap | 4 (4.65) | 3 (30.00) | 0 (0.00) | 6 (24.00) | 13 (10.57) |
| Removing arterial or venous needle | 7 (8.14) | 2 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (8.00) | 11 (8.94) |
| Contacting wound in the rescue process | 8 (9.30) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (4.00) | 9 (7.32) |
| Drawing blood | 8 (9.30) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (12.00) | 11 (8.94) |
| Sorting out surgical instruments | 5 (5.81) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (4.00) | 6 (4.88) |
| Syringe needle or device transmission | 9 (10.47) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 9 (7.32) |
| Putting syringe needle back into sharps box | 7 (8.14) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (5.69) |
| Others | 2 (2.33) | 2 (20.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (4.00) | 5 (4.07) |
| Total | 86 (69.92) | 10 (8.13) | 2 (1.63) | 25 (20.33) | 123 |
*, the composition ratio of different operational processes in pathogen infection = the number of infections with a certain pathogen that occurs in a certain operational procedure/the total number of infections of this pathogen ×100%.