Factors possibly associated with the accidents among Medical school students, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2014_
| Students | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Without accidents | With at least one accident | P | |
| Academic year | |||
| Fourth | 357 (89.9) | 40 (10.1) | |
| Sixth | 220 (91.7) | 20 (8.3) | 0.466 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 177 (88.1) | 24 (11.9) | |
| Female | 400 (91.7) | 36 (8.3) | 0.139 |
| Finished secondary school | |||
| Medical | 399 (91.9) | 35 (8.1) | 0.087 |
| Other | 178 (87.7) | 25 (12.3) | |
| Mean Scores of: | |||
| knowledge on BBD transmission | 8.59±2.08 | 8.44±2.51 | 0.606 |
| knowledge on standard precautions | 6.05±2.08 | 6.35±2.19 | 0.281 |
| risk perception | 3.79±1.66 | 3.35±1.56 | 0.049 |
| Total score | 18.44±3.92 | 18.15±4.44 | 0.597 |
Nature of accidents by the circumstances when the accidents occurred of 4th and 6th year students, Medical school, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2014_
| n = 60 Academic year No.(%) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth | Sixth | ||
| Needle stick injury | 32 (53.3) | 8 (13.3) | 0.002 |
| Before using needle | 1 (1.7) | 2 (3.3) | 0.209 |
| After using needle | 5 (8.3) | 7 (11.7) | 0.040 |
| Needle recapping | 12 (20.0) | 4 (6.7) | 0.409 |
| During needle disposition in sharp container | 9 (15.0) | 0 (0) | 0.018 |
| Handling with contaminated sharp devices | 12 (20.0) | 2 (3.3) | 0.084 |
| Handling with broken glass devices (broken blood collection tubes, ampoules, thermometers etc.) | 9 (15.0) | 1 (1.7) | 0.086 |
| Contact with blood through damaged skin | 0 (0) | 5 (8.3) | 0.003 |
| Contact with boold through conjuctiva/mucose membranes | 0 (0) | 3 (5.0) | 0.033 |
Demographic characteristics of 4th and 6th year students, Medical school, University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2014 (N=637)Missing data were not included in some analyses_
| Frequency | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Academic year | ||
| Fourth | 397 | (62.3) |
| Sixth | 240 | (37.7) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 201 | (31.6) |
| Female | 436 | (68.4) |
| Finished secondary school | ||
| Medical | 434 | (68.1) |
| Other | 203 | (31.9) |
| Taken Course on Occupational Exposure | ||
| No | 157 | (24.6) |
| Yes | 468 | (73.4) |
| Hepatitis B vaccination | ||
| No | 428 | (67.2) |
| Partially vaccinated | 103 | (16.2) |
| Vaccinated with 3 doses | 106 | (16.6) |