Table 2.

Reported Sharps Use and Disposal Practices, Stratified by Report of Prior Training

	Reported Prior Training (n = 38)	Reported No Prior Training (n = 43)*	Unsure of Prior Training (n = 8)†	Total (n = 89)	P
Use of container
Designated container	33 (86.8)	27 (62.8)	4 (50.0)	64 (72.0)	0.489
No container	5 (13.2)	14 (32.6)	4 (50.0)	23 (25.8)
Unspecified	0 (0.0)	2 (4.7)	0 (0.0)	2 (2.2)
Type of container
Proper container	31 (81.6)	25 (58.1)	2 (25.0)	58 (65.2)	0.835
Not proper container	2 (5.3)	2 (4.7)	2 (25.0)	6 (6.7)
Container disposal methods
Facility	19 (50.0)	13 (30.2)	1 (12.5)	33 (37.1)	0.103
Home receptacle	11 (28.9)	7 (16.3)	2 (25.0)	20 (22.5)
Retained container	3 (7.9)	7 (16.3)	1 (12.5)	11 (12.4)

Data are n (%).

^*Two respondents who did not specify whether they used a container were excluded from P value calculations.

^†Eight respondents who selected the option “unsure of prior training” were excluded from P value calculations.