Characteristic | Number | Percentage, 95% CI |
Do you follow a standard or checklist when performing any procedure? | ||
Always | 695 | 76.5 [73.7 - 79.3] |
Sometimes | 111 | 12.2 [10.1 - 14.4] |
Not always | 45 | 5.0 [3.6 - 6.4] |
Occasionally | 34 | 3.7 [2.5 - 5.1] |
Never | 24 | 2.6 [1.7 - 3.7] |
Do you recap the needle before discarding it? | ||
Yes, always | 378 | 41.6 [38.6 - 45.1] |
Yes, sometimes | 118 | 13.0 [10.8 - 15.2] |
Never | 413 | 45.4 [42.1 - 48.5] |
If you have any open wounds on your skin, do you bandage them before you start work? | ||
Yes, always | 646 | 71.1 [68.2 - 73.8] |
Yes, sometimes | 166 | 18.3 [15.7 - 20.8] |
Yes, but the bandage falls off them during work | 37 | 4.1 [2.9 - 5.5] |
Never | 60 | 6.6 [5.0 - 8.3] |
Total | 909 | 80.09 [76.0 - 85.8] |
What measures do you take after direct contact with blood or being pricked by a sharp object? | ||
Report to hospitals Infection control practitioner | 45 | 4.4 [3.2 - 5.7] |
Get immunoglobulin against the B virus within 24 hours | 5 | 0.5 [0.1 - 1.0] |
Clean with alcohol | 75 | 7.3 [5.8 - 9.0] |
Wash with water | 158 | 15.3 [13.1 - 17.6] |
All of the above | 85 | 8.2 [6.6 - 9.9] |
This has never happened before | 221 | 21.4 [19.0 - 24.1] |
Other | 69 | 6.7 [5.2 - 8.1] |
Report to hospitals Infection control practitioner, get immunoglobulin against the B virus within 24 hours | 11 | 1.1 [0.5 - 1.7] |
Report to hospitals Infection control practitioner, wash with water | 80 | 7.7 [6.2 - 9.3] |
Get immunoglobulin against the B virus within 24 hours, wash with water | 8 | 0.8 [0.3 - 1.4] |
Clean with alcohol, wash with water | 178 | 17.2 [15.0 - 19.6] |
Report to hospitals Infection control practitioner, get immunoglobulin against the B virus within 24 hours, wash with water | 44 | 4.3 [3.0 - 5.7] |
Report to hospitals Infection control practitioner, clean with alcohol, wash with water | 54 | 5.2 [3.9 - 6.6] |
Total | 1033 | 91.01 [88.5 - 93.5] |