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Table 3 Proportion of healthcare workers with knowledge on occupational exposure to HIV (N = 401)

From: Knowledge of occupational exposure to HIV: a cross sectional study of healthcare workers in Tumbi and Dodoma hospitals, Tanzania

Knowledge on

Tumbi (%)

Dodoma (%)

All (%)

Whom to contact in the event of occupational exposure

130 (76.0)

157 (68.3)

287 (71.6)

PEP indication

119 (69.6)

141 (61.3)

260 (64.8)

Risk of occupational HIV transmission possibility

166 (97.1)

220 (95.7)

386 (96.3)

Occupational HIV transmission

151 (83.3)

188 (81.7)

339 (84.5)

Causes of occupational HIV transmission

117 (68.4)

160 (69.6)

277 (69.1)

General knowledge on occupational exposure to HIV

126 (73.7)

164 (71.3)

290 (72.3)

Occupational exposure to HIV (Final knowledge score)

124 (72.5)

151(65.7)

275 (68.6)