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]