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Table 4 Association between the nationalities of workers with NSIs and vaccination against Hepatitis B

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

Completed Hep B vaccination / Nationality

Saudi (%)

Non-Saudi (%)

Total (%)

Completed the vaccination

124 (87.3)

29 (74.4)

153 (84.5)

Uncompleted vaccination

18 (12.7)

10 (25.6)

28 (15.5)

Total

142 (100)

39 (100)

181 (100)

  1. This table shows the number and percentage of persons with completed 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccination prior to the incident according to nationality. Pearson chi-square = 3.933, p = 0.047. Hep B = Hepatitis B