3TC/AZT-3 days | 3TC/AZT-28 days | 3TC/AZT/LPV-RTV −28 days | |
---|---|---|---|
N = 145 | N = 82 | N = 53 | |
n, %1 | n, %1 | n, %1 | |
Gender | |||
Male | 46 (31.7) | 41 (50.0) | 25 (47.2) |
Female | 99 (68.3) | 41 (50.0) | 28 (52.8) |
Age category (yrs) | |||
18–30 | 119 (82.1) | 49 (59.8) | 37 (69.8) |
31–40 | 21 (14.5) | 24 (29.3) | 10 (18.9) |
41–50 | 3 (2.1) | 5 (6.1) | 5 (9.4) |
>50 | 2 (1.4) | 4 (4.9) | 1 (1.9) |
Outcome of risk assessment of exposure | |||
Low | 125 (86.2) | 29 (35.4) | 5 (9.4) |
Medium | 20 (13.8) | 39 (47.6) | 4 (7.6) |
High | - | 14 (17.1) | 44 (83.0) |
Profession | |||
Medical Doctors | 40 (27.6) | 27 (32.9) | 22 (41.5) |
Nurses | 64 (44.1) | 26 (31.7) | 19 (35.8) |
Laboratory Staff | 4 (2.8) | 8 (9.8) | 5 (9.4) |
Ward Attendants | 13 (9.0) | 13 (15.9) | 4 (7.5) |
Healthcare Students | 24 (16.6) | 8 (9.8) | 3 (5.7) |
Type of exposure | |||
Mucocutaneous | 7 (4.8) | 3 (3.7) | 10 (18.9) |
Percutaneous | 138 (95.2) | 79 (96.3) | 43 (81.1) |
Year of exposure | |||
2005 | 26 (17.9) | 14 (17.1) | 12 (22.6) |
2006 | 30 (20.7) | 10 (12.2) | 4 (7.5) |
2007 | 23 (15.9) | 15 (18.3) | 10 (18.9) |
2008 | 24 (16.6) | 16 (19.5) | 6 (11.3) |
2009 | 27 (18.6) | 15 (18.3) | 15 (28.3) |
2010 | 15 (10.3) | 12 (14.6) | 6 (11.3) |
Means of exposure | |||
Bloody cut | 1 (0.7) | 1 (1,2) | 1 (1.9) |
Canula | 4 (2.8) | 2 (2.4) | 16 (30.2) |
Dental instrument | 1 (0.7) | - | - |
Needle stick | 133 (91.7) | 77 (93.9) | 27 (50.9) |
Scalpel blade | - | 1 (1.2) | 2 (3.8) |
Scratching | 1 (0.7) | - | - |
Knife cut | 1 (0.7) | - | - |
Splash | 2 (1.4) | 1 (1.2) | 7 (12.2) |
Unknown object | 2 (1.4) | - | - |