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. 2021 Mar 3;18(4):407–414. doi: 10.47626/1679-4435-2020-527

Table 2.

Exposure to antineoplastic drugs at work, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2014

  Nurses
n (%)
Pharmacists
n (%)
Technicians
n (%)
Total
n (%)
Exposure        
    Yes 9 (33.3) 11 (40.7) 7 (25.9) 27 (67.5)
    No 2 (15.4) 3 (23.1) 8 (61.5) 13 (32.5)
Number of exposure events        
    Less than 5 5 (33.3) 7 (46.7) 3 (20.0) 15 (55.6)
    5 to 15 3 (30.0) 3 (30.0) 4 (40.0) 10 (37.0)
    More than 15 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (7.4)
Type of exposure        
    Aerosols 1 (25.0) 2 (50.0) 1 (25.0) 4 (14.8)
    Contact 9 (34.6) 11 (42.3) 6 (23.1) 26 (96.3)
    Ingestion 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 1 (3.7)
    Inhalation of medication 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.7)
Symptom        
    Yes 3 (37.5) 3 (37.5) 2 (25.0) 8 (29.6)
    No 6 (31.6) 8 (42.1) 5 (26.3) 19 (70.4)
Work accident statement        
    Yes 2 (16.7) 6 (50.0) 4 (33.3) 12 (44.4)
    No 7 (50.0) 5 (35.7) 2 (14.3) 14 (51.9)