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Table 1 Characteristics of the participating dental interns and NSI prevalence during their first-year clinical training by sex and class

From: Prevalence and characteristics of needlestick injuries among dental interns during their first-year clinical training: an observational study

Class

Sex

Response rate

n (%)

Respondents with NSIs

n (%)

Total number of NSIs

(n=)

RR (95%CI)

(exposed vs. non-exposed)

Sex

Class

2011

Male

21 (100.0)

2 (9.5)

2

1.14 (0.18, 7.46)

As baseline

Female

36 (87.8)

3 (8.3)

4

2012

Male

19 (79.2)

2 (10.5)

2

0.35 (0.09, 1.34)

1.73 (1.01, 2.97)

Female

29 (78.4)

10 (34.5)

10

2013

Male

19 (95.0)

4 (21.1)

4

1.60 (0.39, 6.48)

1.31 (0.53, 3.23)

Female

30 (85.7)

3 (10.0)

6

2014

Male

26 (86.7)

8 (30.8)

9

1.19 (0.30, 4.70)

1.73 (1.09, 2.75)

Female

30 (96.8)

8 (26.7)

10

2015

Male

19 (100.0)

3 (15.8)

3

0.38 (0.09, 1.61)

1.59 (0.99, 2.55)

Female

40 (100.0)

12 (30.0)

13

2016

Male

22 (100.0)

6 (27.3)

6

1.18 (0.36, 3.92)

1.60 (1.02, 2.51)

Female

39 (100.0)

9 (23.1)

13

2017

Male

27 (87.1)

7 (25.9)

10

0.65 (0.28, 1.53)

1.72 (1.25, 2.37)

Female

50 (94.3)

20 (40.0)

22

Sum

Male

153 (91.6)

32 (20.9)

36

0.83 (0.58, 1.18)

Female

254 (92.0)

65 (25.6)

78

  1. NSI, needlestick injury; RR, relative risk