| profession |
HIV risk conditions |
| Body fluid |
bloodMucous membrane |
Needle stick |
Mucous membrane |
| Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Physician(16) |
13(81.3%) |
3(18.7%) |
13(81.3%) |
3(18.7%) |
11(68.7%) |
5(31.3%) |
8(50%) |
8(50%) |
| Health officer(11) |
9(81.8%) |
2(18.2%) |
8(72.7%) |
3(27.3%) |
5(45.4%) |
6(54.6%) |
7(63.3%) |
4(36.7%) |
| Nurse (106) |
77(72.6%) |
29(27.4%) |
86(81.1%) |
20(18.9%) |
54(50.9%) |
52(49.1%) |
39(36.8%) |
67(63.2%) |
| Midwife(24) |
23(95.8%) |
1(4.2%) |
21(87.5%) |
3(12.5%) |
8(33.3%) |
16(66.7%) |
17(70.8%) |
7(29.2%) |
| Laboratory(14) |
6(42.8%) |
8(57.3%) |
13(92.8%) |
1(7.2%) |
6(42.8%) |
8(57.2%) |
2(14.3%) |
12(85.7%) |
Exposure to body fluid at p value=.007
Exposure to blood p=0.675
Exposure to needle p=0.260
Exposure to mucosemembrane p=.003 |
