Table 4.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with SIs.
| Sharp Injuries (SIs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Response | Yes | No | OR (95% CI) * | p Value |
| Sex | Male | 84 (25.1%) | 23 (19.7%) | 1.36 (0.8,2.3) | 0.234 |
| Female | 251(74.9%) | 94 (80.3%) | 1 | ||
| Work experience | 0–10 | 157 (46.9%) | 95 (81.1%) | 1.38 (1.32,1.44) | 0.004 |
| 11–20 | 117 (34.9%) | 14 (12.0%) | 1.11 (1.05,1.16) | 0.690 | |
| 21–30 | 46 (13.7%) | 7 (6.0%) | 1.1 (1.04,1.23) | 0.561 | |
| >30 | 15 (4.5%) | 1(0.9%) | 1 | ||
| Age (years) | 18–25 | 40 (11.9%) | 65 (55.6%) | 1.62 (1.52,1.71) | 0.001 |
| 26–35 | 76 (22.7%) | 19 (16.2%) | 1.20 (1.12,1.28) | 0.479 | |
| 36–45 | 139 (41.5%) | 21 (17.9%) | 1.13 (1.08,1.18) | 0.952 | |
| 44–55 | 66 (19.7%) | 10 (8.5%) | 1.13 (1.05,1.21) | 0.951 | |
| >55 | 14 (4.2%) | 2 (1.7%) | 1 | ||
|
Shift
(Hours) |
07–15 | 202 (62.5%) | 7 (58.3%) | 1.03 (1.01,1.06) | 0.375 |
| 15–23 | 72 (22.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | 1.03 (0.99,1.06) | 0.515 | |
| 23–07 | 26 (8.1%) | 3 (25.0%) | 1.10 (0.99,1.22) | 0.037 | |
| All | 23 (7.1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 | ||
| Profession | Physicians | 46 (13.7%) | 11 (9.4%) | 1.16 (1.06,1.26) | 0.838 |
| Laboratories/Technician | 35 (10.4%) | 15 (12.8%) | 1.30 (1.17,1.33) | 0.015 | |
| Students | 15 (4.5%) | 44 (37.6%) | 1.75 (1.64,1.86) | 0.001 | |
| Other | 21 (6.3%) | 9 (7.7%) | 1.30 (1.13,1.27) | 0.051 | |
| Nursing/Nursing Assistant/Midwife | 218 (65.1%) | 38 (33.5%) | 1 | ||
* OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.