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Table 3 Circumstance and sections in which occupational exposure occurred (n = 192)

From: Self-reported occupational exposure to HIV and factors influencing its management practice: a study of healthcare workers in Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania

 

Doctors (%)

Nurses, (%)

Others (%)

All (%)

Surgery room

29 (61.7)**

9 (9.8)

5 (9.4)

43 (22.4)

When cleaning

4 (8.5)

18 (19.6)

11 (20.8)

33 (17.2)

Laundry

4 (8.5)

6 (6.5)

9 (17.0)

19 (9.9)

When injecting

7 (14.9)

27 (29.3)*

7 (13.2)

41 (21.4)

Labour ward

15 (31.9)

26 (28.3)

11 (20.8)

52 (27.1)

Emergency room

5 (10.6)

12 (13.0)

3 (5.7)

20 (10.4)

Dressing room

2 (4.3)

6 (6.5)

5 (9.4)

13 (6.8)

  1. **p < 0.0001; *p < 0.005.