Table 2: Association of needle-stick and sharps injuries with socio demographic variables and clinical practice (n=248).

Variables Categories All n (%) No sharps Injuries n (%) Sharps Injuries (%) P-value
Age ≤23
>23
156 (37)
92 (63)
103 (66)
44 (48)
53 (34)
48 (52)
0.005*
Sex Male
Female
107 (43)
141 (57)
61 (57)
86 (61)
46 (43)
55 (39)
0.53
Degree of study BOH
BDT
BDS
35 (14)
34 (14)
179 (72)
23 (66)
25 (74)
99 (55)
12 (34)
9 (26)
80 (45)
0.10
Academic year 2nd
3rd
4th
5th
73 (29)
90 (36)
40 (16)
45 (18)
58 (79)
52 (58)
17 (43)
20 (44)
15 (21)
38 (42)
23 (57)
25 (56)
≤0.0001*
Needle recapping No
Yes
62 (25)
186 (75)
39 (63)
108 (58)
23 (37)
78 (42)
0.52
Received training on handling instrument No
Yes
60 (24)
188 (76)
46 (77)
101 (54)
14 (23)
87 (46)
0.002*

BOH – Bachelor of Hygiene, BDT – Bachelor of Dental Therapy and BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery,
*indicates a significant association with the likelihood of needle stick and sharp injuries.