Table 2 SI rates (incidents 1,000 HCWs per month) stratified by hospital types.

From: A large-scale survey on sharp injuries among hospital-based healthcare workers in China

Group 1

Tertiary hospitals

Secondary hospitals

Number surveyed

SI incidents

SI rate, 1,000 HCWs per month

Number surveyed

SI incidents

SI rate, 1,000 HCWs per month

Doctors

37,350

2,787

74.6

21,416

1,452

67.8

Nurses

61,880

6,482

104.8

36,238

3,713

102.5

Technicians

6,027

277

46.0

3,909

141

36.1

Logistic workers 2

10,248

567

55.3

4,870

287

58.9

Trainees

9,819

1,015

103.4

4,704

465

98.9

Others 3

7,265

190

26.2

2,985

130

43.6

Total

132,589

11,318

85.4

74,122

6,188

83.5

  1. 1Parameters with statistical significance (p < 0.05, determined using Chi square test) are highlighted in bold.
  2. 2Logistic workers refer to those who deal with medical wastes.
  3. 3Others refer to physical therapists, midwives, anesthetists, medical imaging technicians and cleaners for endoscopy, etc.
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