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Table 4 Accidents distribution per job category

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

Job category

Number (%)

Mean number of AEB ± SD

Accidents

Total

Yes

No

 

Physicians

9 (16.4)

20 (21.1)

29 (19.3)

1.5 ± 0.849

Nurses

24 (43.6)

35 (36.8)

59 (39.3)

2.87 ± 1.825

Nurses assistants

8 (14.5)

13 (13.7)

21 (14)

2.5 ± 1.414

Nurse-aids

11 (20)

18 (18.9)

29 (19.3)

3.41 ± 3.204

Laboratory technicians

3 (5.5)

9 (9.5)

12 (8)

1.0 ± 0

Total

55 (36.7)

95 (63.3)

150 (100)

2.69 ± 2.044