Global Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Healthcare Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Sensitivity analysis by dropping small sample size and large sample size.

Criteria	Initial prevalence	After analysis (%)	Heterogeneity	95% CI
Dropping 2 small sample size (career time)	56.6% [95% CI: 47.3, 65.4]	58.2	99.137	47.6, 68.1%
Dropping one smallest sample size (career time)	56.6% [95% CI: 47.3, 65.4]	56.4	99.095	46.0, 66.2%
Dropping large sample size (career time)	56.6% [95% CI: 47.3, 65.4]	55.1	98.649	44.7, 65.1%
Dropping small sample size (last year)	39.0% (95% CI: 32.7, 45.7)	38.3	99.088	32.0, 45.1%
Dropping large sample size (last year)	39.0% (95% CI: 32.7, 45.7)	39.8	97.843	33.9, 46.0%