Investigation and Analysis of Sharp Injuries among Health Care Workers from 36 Hospitals in Shandong Province, China

Table 6

Report rates of sharp injuries among HCWs in Shandong Province in October 2019 and October 2012.

Profession	Sharp injuries		Reported number		Report rate (%)
	October 2019	October 2012	October 2019	October 2012	October 2019	October 2012
Technician	17	58	11	12	64.71	20.69	<0.05
Doctor	128	916	49	152	38.28	16.59	<0.05
Nurse	322	2918	110	430	34.16	14.73	<0.05
Intern	66	496	21	88	31.82	17.76	<0.05
Other	5	40	1	9	20.00	22.50	>0.05
Cleaning staff	11	98	2	22	18.18	22.45	>0.05
Total	549	4526	194	713	35.34	15.75	<0.05

: statistically significant.