Table 1. Epidemiological profile of healthcare workers who suffered sharps injuries in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2017 (n=121).

Variables	n (n=121)	%
Sex
Female	113	93.4
Male	8	6.6
Ethnicity
White	84	69.4
Black	6	5.0
Brown	1	0.8
Asian	3	2.5
Unknown	27	22.3
Age range (years)
20 to 30	49	40.5
31 to 40	41	33.9
41 to 50	22	18.2
Over 50	5	4.1
Not reported	4	3.3