Table 5.

Bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analysis results of factors associated with occupational blood exposure among HCWs (N=318) in the Southern Tigrai zone governmental hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2020

Variables	Category	Exposure status		COR (95 % CI)	p-value	AOR (95 % CI)
		Yes (n)	No (n)
Profession	Nurse	50	67	2.61 (1.44, 4.21)	0.04*	2.15 (1.12, 4.18)
	Midwife	31	23	3.01 (2.01, 6.51)	0.05*	2.60 (2.30, 5.45)
	Laboratory	18	12	4.02 (3.02, 8.12)	0.03*	3.15 (1.43, 9.60)
	Cleaner	22	24	3.31 (1.33, 6.35)	0.24	1.84 (1.11, 5.16)
	Laundry	13	12	3.91 (1.52, 7.57)	0.20	1.92 (1.28, 4.52)
	Others	2	11	0.81 (2.52, 8.57)	0.25	0.72 (0.25, 0.84)
	Medical doctor	12	21	1		1
Level of the hospital	Primary	44	36	1.57 (1.23, 4.00)	0.05*	1.22 (0.62, 3.34)
	Secondary	104	134	1		1
Working hours per week	≤40 h	26	112	1		1
	>40 h	122	58	9.06 (6.13, 12.52)	0.00*	9.42 (7.61, 11.41)
Working time shift	No	92	84	1.68 (1.15, 4.80)	0.03*	1.54 (1.10, 6.52)
	Yes	56	86	1		1
Additional responsibilities	No	89	128	1		1
	Yes	59	42	2.02 (1.80, 4.82)	0.04*	2.52 (1.85, 6.96)
Adequate PPE supply	No	98	60	3.59 (2.33, 6.55)	0.02*	3.88 (1.64, 5.42)
	Yes	50	110	1		1
Adequate safety box	No	64	41	3.08 (2.22, 5.62)	0.04*	2.52 (1.14, 5.06)
	Yes	47	93	1		1
Needle recapping	No	60	114	1		1
	Yes	88	56	2.98 (2.23, 4.50)	0.01*	3.18 (1.28, 8.83)
HBV vaccination status	No	41	59	0.72 (0.12, 0.82)	0.00*	0.54 (0.12,0.78)
	Yes	107	111	1		1
Proper waste segregation practice	No	33	22	1.93 (1.52, 1.74)	0.23	1.93 (1.41, 6.21)
	Yes	115	148	1
IPPS training	No	100	25	12.08 (6.12,18.31)	0.05*	13.53 (8.12,19.11)
	Yes	48	145	1		1

¹reference category, * Significant association (p-value < 0.05) for COR, COR-crude odds ratio, AOR-adjusted odds ratio, PPE- Personal protective equipment, IPPS- Infection prevention and patient safety, HBV- Hepatitis B Virus