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Table 3 Frequency of types of AEB

From: Accidental exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers in a Referral Hospital of Cameroon

Type of AEB

Number of cases

Proportion (%)

Mean number of AEB ± SD

Cumulated incidence (%)

Incidence rate (AES/100HCWs/year)

Needle stick

21

28.77

1.47 ± 0.928

14.00

18.67

Cut

8

10.96

1.5 ± 0.925

5.33

7.11

Splash

44

60.27

2.43 ± 1.731

29.33

39.11

Total

73

100

2.69 ± 2.044

48.67

64.89