Research Article
Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Health Care Workers in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Result from Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 277).
| Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Sex | | | Male | 165 | 59.6 | Female | 112 | 40.4 |
| Age | | | ≤24 | 33 | 11.9 | 25–27 | 107 | 38.6 | 28–32 | 91 | 32.9 | ≥33 | 46 | 16.6 |
| Level of education | | | Diploma | 51 | 18.4 | Degree | 184 | 66.4 | Masters and above | 42 | 15.2 |
| Marital status | | | Single | 165 | 59.6 | Married | 112 | 40.4 |
| Profession | | | Nurse | 84 | 30.3 | Medical doctor | 48 | 17.3 | Laboratory technology | 40 | 14.4 | Health officer | 24 | 8.7 | Midwife | 65 | 23.5 | Pharmacy | 16 | 5.8 |
| Department | | | Outpatient | 60 | 21.7 | Injection and dressing | 27 | 9.7 | Surgical | 18 | 6.5 | Pediatrics | 42 | 15.2 | Gynecology | 42 | 15.2 | Medical | 11 | 4.0 | Laboratory | 39 | 14.1 | Others | 38 | 13.7 |
| Work experience | | | ≤2 years | 98 | 35.4 | 3–5 years | 104 | 37.5 | ≥6 years | 75 | 27.1 |
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