Table 4: Factors associated with occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among HCWs at hospitals of Aksum town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables

 

Occupational Exposure

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

Male

102

38

0.80 (0.76-1.99)

 

Female

45

34

1.00

 

Age group

< 25

11

6

3.11 (0.34-5.16)

 

25-30

106

36

0.55 (0.21-1.01)

 

31-35

22

15

0.83 (0.75-2.11)

 

> 35

11

9

1.00

 

Working experience (years)

≤ 2 year

21

13

1.00

1.00

2-5 years

97

57

1.22 (0.47-1.88)

 

≥ 6 years

18

13

5.26 (2.43-8.64)

4.74 (1.99-9.87)*

Occupation (profession)

Nurse

110

30

5.03 (1.34-20.99)*

11.3 (1.48-90.0)*

Midwife

21

9

2.01 (0.42-1.33)

 

Lab tech.

10

2

1.04 (0.22-1.34)

 

Physician

14

19

1.00

1.00

Anesthesia

1

3

0.53 (0.16-1.87)

 

Work department

Medical ward

20

8

1.00

 

Surgical ward

64

29

0.64 (0.42-2.61)

 

Pediatric ward

11

9

0.88 (0.35-1.72)

 

Operation room

5

7

1.11 (0.34-1.79)

 

Emergency room

35

31

1.30 (0.12-5.03)

 

Shortage of PPE

Yes

104

19

1.75 (1.09-2.79)

 

No

56

40

1.00

 

Presence of hand washing facilities

Yes

107

16

1.00

 

No

78

18

1.80 (1.22-2.85)*

 

Gloving during last procedure

Yes

59

16

1.00

1.00

No

107

37

2.01 (1.31-3.03)*

2.02 (1.02-3.31)*

Compliance with guidelines

Yes

98

15

1.00

1.00

No

67

39

2.03 (1.11-3.04)*

2.04 (1.06-3.41)*

Work place safety for IPs

Yes

89

27

1.00

 

No

76

27

2.05 (0.87-2.76)

 

*p < 0.0