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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents (n = 20,791)

From: Prevalence and influence factors of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in registered Chinese nurses: a national cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Participants (n)

Percent (%)

Characteristics

Participants (n)

Percent (%)

Professional title

  

Work department

  

 Primary

14,087

67.8

Internal medicine

9347

45.0

 Intermediate

5669

27.3

Surgery

3563

17.1

 Associate senior or Senior

1035

5.0

Obstetrics and gynecology

1351

6.5

Gender

  

Pediatrics

1215

5.8

 Male

538

2.6

Operating room

754

3.6

 Female

20,253

97.4

Emergency

1144

5.5

Age

  

ICU

1268

6.1

 18–25

3673

17.7

Nursing

205

1.0

 26–30

6769

32.6

Other (paramedical units, blood collection room, injection room, blood dialysis room, etc.)

1944

9.4

 31–40

7311

35.2

Region of hospital

  

 41–50

2497

12.0

Eastern

9554

46.0

 51–60

541

2.6

Central

3798

18.3

Work experience (years)

  

Western

6309

30.3

  ≤ 5

6248

30.1

Northeastern

1130

5.4

 5–10

6634

31.9

Hospital level

  

 10–20

4942

23.8

Tertiary

16,307

78.4

  > 20

2967

14.3

Secondary

4484

21.6