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 4

Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among health care professionals in Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 277).

VariableFrequencyPercent (%)

Lifetime occupational exposure to blood and body fluids
 Yes24187
 No3613

Lifetime sharp injury exposure
 Yes20373.3
 No7426.7

Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in the past year
 Yes18165.3
 No9634.7

Frequency of BBF in the past one year
 No9634.7
 Once6222.4
 Two or three9032.5
 Four and above2910.4