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Table 2 Cases of occupational exposure, number of HCWs at risk, HIV status and use of PEP at Tumbi Hospital

From: Estimated risk of HIV acquisition and practice for preventing occupational exposure: a study of healthcare workers at Tumbi and Dodoma Hospitals, Tanzania

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Type of exposure

       

Needle stick injuries (NSIs)

4

7

5

4

2

0

0

Sharp object/equipment injuries

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Blood or body fluid splashes

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Number of HCWs at risk

352

352

354

353

355

358

360

HIV status and use of PEP

       

Exposed HCWs who tested for HIV

4

7

5

4

2

0

0

Exposed HCWs who received PEP

4

7

0

0

0

0

0

Exposed HCWs who tested after PEP

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Exposed HCWs who seroconvert

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

  1. ND No data.