Table 2 Risk factors for occupationally acquired HBV infection among hospital staff by region, Poland, 2016â18 (nâ=â306)
Risk factor | Total | Kuyavia | West Pomerania | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N | % | n/N | % | n/N | % | ||
Not vaccinated against HBV | 14/294 | 4.8 | 3/61 | 4.9 | 11/216 | 5.1 | 0.96 |
Never trained in infection control | 3/301 | 1.0 | 0/62 | 0.0 | 3/244 | 1.2 | 0.87 |
Irregularly used gloves while exposed to blood | 14/306 | 4.6 | 2/62 | 3.2 | 12/244 | 4.9 | 0.57 |
Recapped a needle in the last year | 110/306 | 35.9 | 21/62 | 33.9 | 89/244 | 36.5 | 0.70 |
Did not use safety engineered devices | 42/306 | 13.7 | 19/62 | 30.6 | 23/244 | 9.4 | 0.02 |
Had a history of a sharps injury in the last year | 70/252 | 27.8 | 12/62 | 19.4 | 58/190 | 30.5 | 0.09 |
Had >â1 sharps injuries in the last year | 53/252 | 21.0 | 7/62 | 11.3 | 46/190 | 24.2 | 0.03 |
Did not report the last sharps injury | 52/70 | 80.0 | 8/12 | 66.7 | 44/58 | 75.9 | 0.51 |