The Scientific World Journal / 2020 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Medical Laboratory Science Students of the University of Health and Allied Sciences during Vocational Internship in the Volta Region of Ghana Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors influencing exposure to BBF.
Variable Frequency No exposure Exposure valueCOR valueAOR n = 178 (100.0%)n = 88 (49.4%)n = 90 (50.6%)OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) Gender Female 39 (21.9) 19 (48.7) 20 (51.3) 0.919 1.00 1.00 Male 139 (78.1) 69 (49.6) 70 (50.4) 0.96 (0.47–1.96) 0.779 1.12 (0.49–2.56) Age in years 15–19 14 (7.9) 9 (64.3) 5 (35.7) 1.00 1.00 20–24 118 (66.3) 54 (45.8) 64 (54.2) 0.197 2.13 (0.67–6.75) 0.528 1.52 (0.41–5.58) 25–29 31 (17.4) 18 (58.1) 13 (41.9) 0.694 1.30 (0.35–4.80) 0.479 0.55 (0.11–2.83) >29 15 (8.4) 7 (46.7) 8 (53.3) 0.343 2.06 (0.46–9.14) 0.294 0.27 (0.02–3.12) Year group 2nd year 91 (51.1) 47 (51.7) 44 (48.3) 1.00 1.00 3rd year 64 (36.0) 31 (48.4) 33 (51.6) 0.694 1.14 (0.60–2.16) 0.392 0.65 (0.24–1.74) 4th year 23 (12.9) 10 (43.5) 13 (56.5) 0.485 1.39 (0.55–3.49) 0.292 2.10 (0.53–8.40) Work history Never worked 155 (87.1) 79 (51.0) 76 (49.0) 1.00 1.00 Ever worked 23 (12.9) 9 (39.1) 14 (60.9) 0.292 1.62 (0.66–3.96) 0.029 7.37 (1.22–44.43) Vocational <2 months 105 (59.0) 57 (54.3) 48 (45.7) 1.00 1.00 3–4 months 52 (29.2) 20 (38.5) 32 (61.5) 0.063 1.90 (0.96–3.74) 0.073 2.45 (0.92–6.58) 5–6 months 15 (8.4) 8 (53.3) 7 (46.7) 0.945 1.03 (0.35–3.07) 0.303 0.44 (0.10–2.06) >6 months 6 (3.4) 3 (50.0) 3 (50.0) 0.838 1.18 (0.23–6.16) 0.945 1.08 (0.14–8.45) Vaccinated No 101 (56.74) 51 (50.5) 50 (49.5) 1.00 1.00 Yes 77 (43.26) 37 (48.1) 40 (51.9) 0.747 1.10 (0.60–2.00) 0.932 1.02 (0.53–2.00) Training on ID No 85 (51.98) 39 (45.9) 46 (54.1) 1.00 1.00 Yes 93 (52.25) 49 (52.7) 44 (47.3) 0.365 0.76 (0.42–1.37) 0.689 0.88 (0.46–1.68) Sufficient PPE No 46 (25.8) 16 (34.8) 30 (65.2) 1.00 1.00 Yes 132 (74.2) 72 (54.5) 60 (45.5) 0.02 0.44 (0.22–0.89) 0.023 0.41 (0.20–0.88)
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