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 |
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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