Table 2.
Characteristics of healthcare workers with NSSI (n=78)
| Characteristic | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | % | |||||||||||
| Gender | Male | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 38.5 |
| Female | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 61.5 | |
| Shift | Morning | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 67.9 |
| Evening | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21.8 | |
| Night | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 06 | 07.7 | |
| General | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02 | 02.6 | |
| Clinical areas | Critical Units and Emergency | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 41.0 |
| Surgical Units | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 20.5 | |
| Medical Units | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15.4 | |
| Operating Rooms | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12.8 | |
| Gynae/Pediatrics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 08 | 10.3 | |
| Type of injury | Needle prick | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 84.6 |
| Solid cut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03 | 03.8 | |
| Splash on face/eye | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09 | 11.5 | |
| Site of injury/exposure | Left hand finger | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 64.1 |
| Left hand thumb/palm | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12.8 | |
| Right hand finger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 05 | 06.4 | |
| Right hand thumb/palm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03 | 03.8 | |
| Left Foot/sole | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01 | 01.3 | |