Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study
Variable | Whole sample | Needle-stick n (%) | x2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n(%) | Not happened | ≥1 time/year | |||
Whole sample | 1956(100.00) | 1056 (53.99) | 900 (46.01) | – | – |
Gender | |||||
 Male | 599 (28.58) | 334 (59.75) | 225 (40.25) | 10.46 | .001 |
 Female | 1397 (71.42) | 722 (51.68) | 675 (48.32) |  |  |
Age group | |||||
  ≤ 30 yrs. | 655 (33.49) | 295 (45.04) | 360 (54.96) | 74.42 | <.001 |
 31–40 yrs. | 713 (36.45) | 360 (50.49) | 353 (49.51) |  |  |
  ≥ 41 yrs. | 588 (30.06) | 401 (68.20) | 187 (31.80) |  |  |
Position | |||||
 Physician | 618 (31.60) | 323 (52.27) | 295 (47.73) | 206.73 | <.001 |
 Nurse | 842 (43.05) | 335 (39.79) | 507 (60.21) |  |  |
 Technician | 496 (25.36) | 398 (80.24) | 98 (19.76) |  |  |