Table 1 Baseline characteristics and follow-up of 293 health care workers with occupational exposure
Variable | Sample (n) |
|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) | 28 (24–35) |
Sex | |
Women | 197 (67%) |
Men | 96 (33%) |
Health care workera | |
Allied health professional | 85 (29%) |
Doctor | 100 (34%) |
Student | 107 (37%) |
Type of exposureb | |
Hollow-bore | 137 (48%) |
Mucocutaneous | 86 (30%) |
Solid sharp | 63 (22%) |
Source patient HIV status | |
Positive | 246 (84%) |
Unknown | 47 (16%) |
Antiretroviralc,f | |
Dual | 81 (28%) |
Triple | 210 (72%) |
Time from exposure to receiving PEPd (h) | |
<24 | 268 (92%) |
24–48 | 17 (6%) |
48–72 | 1 (0.3%) |
>72 | 4 (1.4%) |
Loss to follow-upe | |
6 weeks | 100 (36%) |
3 months | 169 (60%) |
6 months | 203 (72%) |