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Table 6 Association of NSSIs with socio demographic variables (n = 210)

From: Hepatitis B vaccination status and Needle-stick and Sharps-related Injuries among medical school students in Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Category

NSSIs

p-value

Present

Absent

Faculty

MBBS

18 (64.3)

10 (35.7)

 
 

BDS

9 (56.3)

7 (43.8)

0.042

 

B.Sc. Nursing

29 (39.7)

44 (60.3)

 

C. Nursing

34 (36.6)

59 (63.4)

 

Age Group (years)

≤22

51 (34.0)

99 (66.0)

<0.001

 

>22

39 (65.0)

21 (35.)

 

Sex

Male

24 (61.5)

15 (38.5)

 
 

Female

66 (38.6)

105 (61.4)

<0.001

Nationality

Nepalese

87 (42.4)

118 (57.6)

0.653

 

Indian

3 (60.0)

2 (40.0)

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