Table 1

Basic characteristics and working environment of study participants by hospital

Variable

NCCD

Shastin

Total

Age in years, mean (SD)

40.0

(8.9)

36.2

(8.7)

38.0

(9.0)

Sex

Female

194

(92.4)

190

(88.0)

384

(90.1)

Male

16

(7.6)

26

(12.0)

42

(9.9)

Job category

Nurse

134

(66.7)

123

(59.7)

257

(63.1)

Medical doctor

29

(14.4)

12

(5.8)

41

(10.1)

Surgeon

4

(2.0)

19

(9.2)

23

(5.7)

Ancillary staff

15

(7.5)

16

(7.8)

31

(7.6)

Others

19

(9.5)

36

(17.5)

55

(13.5)

Working in a surgical unit

9

(5.3)

27

(14.2)

36

(10.0)

Length of service in years, median (IQR)

20

(9-26)

12

(6-20)

16

(7-23)

Working hours per week, median (range)

35

(6-56)

40

(5-80)

35

(5-80)

Frequency of night shifts per week

None

91

(43.8)

95

(45.5)

186

(44.6)

Once

22

(10.6)

10

(4.8)

32

(7.7)

Twice

66

(31.7)

49

(23.4)

115

(27.6)

≥ 3 times

29

(13.9)

55

(26.3)

84

(20.1)

Number of injections per day, median (IQR)

2

(0-14)

1

(0-15)

2

(0-15)

Attendance at educational sessions

Yes

96

(48.0)

87

(43.9)

183

(46.0)

No

104

(52.0)

111

(56.1)

215

(54.0)

Knowing hospital policies

Yes

142

(74.7)

161

(86.1)

303

(80.4)

No

48

(25.3)

26

(13.9)

74

(19.6)

Following universal precautions

Yes

57

(33.3)

60

(34.3)

117

(33.8)

No

114

(66.7)

115

(65.7)

229

(66.2)

Recapping needles

Not recapping

161

(83.4)

120

(63.5)

281

(73.6)

Recapping with one-handed method

18

(9.3)

40

(26.2)

58

(15.2)

Recapping with two-handed method

14

(7.3)

29

(15.3)

43

(11.3)

Being supplied with adequate safety wear

Yes

157

(86.7)

157

(84.9)

314

(85.8)

No

24

(13.3)

28

(15.1)

52

(14.2)

IQR, inter-quartile range; NCCD, National Center for Communicable Diseases; SD, standard deviation.

Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise.

Denominators of the percentages vary by the number of missing values.

Kakizaki et al. BMC Research Notes 2011 4:184   doi:10.1186/1756-0500-4-184