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Table 1 The attack rate and frequency of NSIs

From: Factors associated with needlestick injuries among healthcare workers: implications for prevention

Characteristics

Number of cases

 

Job category

Attack rate

 Nurses

95

7.7

 Physicians

45

8.6

 Housekeepers

11

3.2

 Other HCWs

30

44.1

Place of injury

Percentage (%)

 Wards

58

32.1

 ER

46

25.5

 OR

18

9.9

 Clinics

14

7.7

 Dialysis and ICU

14

7.7

 Other

31

17.1

Activity associated with injury

Percentage (%)

 During use

50

32.6

 While recapping

29

16.0

 Device left

10

5.5

 While disposal

12

6.6

 After disposal

21

11.7

 Other

59

27.6