Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis result for percutaneous injury, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia, 2014 (N = 496)
Variables | Percutanous injury | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 %) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Age | 15-24 year | 44 (36.1) | 78 (63.9) | 1 | 1 |
25-34 year | 136 (47.7) | 149 (52.3) | 1.62 (1.05-2.50)* | 0.81 (0.45-1.47) | |
>34 year | 46 (51.7) | 43 (48.3) | 1.90 (1.09-3.31)* | 1.32 (0.60-2.87) | |
Educational status | Below Diploma | 52 (35.4) | 95 (64.6) | 0.43 (0.27-0.67)*** | 0.17 (0.06-0.52)** |
Diploma | 74 (43.3) | 97 (56.7) | 0.60 (0.39-0.91)* | 0.34 (0.18-0.63)** | |
Degree and Above | 100 (56.2) | 78 (43.8) | 1 | 1 | |
Qualification/type of employment | Physicians | 34 (61.8) | 21 (38.2) | 5.32 (2.56-11.05)*** | 3.12 (0.97-9.99) |
Nurse/midwife | 112 (52.8) | 100 (47.2) | 3.68 (2.11-6.43)*** | 4.68 (1.97-11.14)*** | |
Laboratory Prof | 12 (30.8) | 27 (69.2) | 1.46 (0.63-3.37) | 1.13 (0.35-3.71) | |
Cleaners | 47 (47) | 53 (53) | 2.91 (1.56-5.45)** | 7.45 (2.89-19.15)*** | |
Others@ | 21 (23.3) | 69 (76.7) | 1 | 1 | |
Department | outpatient departments | 84 (42.4) | 114 (57.6) | 1 | 1 |
Inpatient Departments | 78 (46.7) | 89 (53.3) | 1.19 (0.79-1.80) | 0.61 (0.33-1.12) | |
Delivery and Operation theatre | 49 (54.4) | 41 (45.6) | 1.62 (0.98-2.68) | 1.16 (0.60-2.24) | |
Other | 15 (36.6) | 26 (63.4) | 0.78 (0.39-1.57) | 0.41 (0.17-1.00) | |
Additional responsibility | Yes | 55 (59.1) | 38 (40.9) | 1.96 (1.24-3.11)** | 1.28 (0.68-2.41) |
No | 171 (42.4) | 232 (57.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Experience | <2 years | 10 (25.6) | 29 (74.4) | 0.40 (0.19-0.85)* | 0.68 (0.26-1.75) |
2-4 years | 92 (48.7) | 97 (61.3) | 1.10 (0.76-1.60) | 1.49 (0.91-2.43) | |
>4 years | 124 (46.3) | 144 (53.7) | 1 | 1 | |
Working ≥ 40 hours | Yes | 199 (48.2) | 214 (51.8) | 1.93 (1.17-3.17)* | 1.32 (0.71-2.45) |
No | 27 (32.5) | 56 (67.5) | 1 | 1 | |
Knowledge | Sufficient | 157 (43.9) | 201 (56.1) | 1 | 1 |
Insufficient | 69 (50) | 69 (50) | 1.28 (0.86-1.90) | 1.45 (0.88-2.39) | |
Recapping needle | Yes | 103 (53.1) | 91 (46.9) | 1.65 (1.15-2.37)*** | 2.15 (1.33-3.49)** |
No | 123 (40.7) | 179 (59.3) | 1 | 1 | |
Ever BBFs exposure | Yes | 92 (65.2) | 49 (34.8) | 3.10 (2.06-4.66)*** | 3.02 (1.77-5.15)*** |
No | 134 (37.7) | 221 (62.3) | 1 | 1 | |
Always follow standard. precautions | Yes | 102 (42.7) | 137 (57.3) | 1 | 1 |
No | 124 (48.2) | 133 (51.8) | 1.25 (0.88-1.79) | 1.18 (0.75-1.88) | |
Always use glove for procedure | Yes | 179 (45.8) | 212 (54.2) | 1 | 1 |
No | 13 (28.9) | 32 (71.1) | 0.48 (0.25-0.95)* | 0.59 (0.26-1.34) | |