Sample demographic and exposure characteristics (n = 475); Costa Rica, 2000
| Variable (n) | Employees | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Demographic variables | ||
| Sex (n = 473) | ||
| Female | 290 | 61.3 |
| Age (n = 473) | ||
| >41 years | 217 | 48.4 |
| Occupation (n = 471) | ||
| Professional | 180 | 38.2 |
| Medical technician | 39 | 8.3 |
| Ancillary | 200 | 42.5 |
| General services | 52 | 11.0 |
| Occupational variables | ||
| Direct contact with patients (n = 462) | ||
| Yes | 427 | 92.4 |
| Exposure to chemical products (n = 457) | ||
| Yes | 210 | 45.9 |
| Exposure to radiation (n = 463) | ||
| Yes | 151 | 32.6 |
| Exposure to biological hazards (n = 475) | ||
| Yes | 383 | 80.6 |
| Exposure to physical hazards (n = 475) | ||
| Yes | 110 | 23.2 |
| Organisational variables | ||
| Type of hospital (n = 475) | ||
| National | 248 | 52.2 |
| Regional | 129 | 27.2 |
| Peripheral | 98 | 20.6 |
| Management safety training (n = 466) | ||
| No | 371 | 79.6 |
| Workers safety training (n = 467) | ||
| No | 332 | 71.1 |
| Personal protective equipment (n = 449) | ||
| No | 233 | 51.9 |
| Administrative controls (n = 475) | ||
| Low level | 439 | 92.4 |
| Job tasks interfere with safety practices (n = 475) | ||
| High level | 356 | 75.0 |
| Safety practices (n = 475) | ||
| Low level | 253 | 53.3 |
| Safety climate (n = 475) | ||
| Low level | 395 | 83.2 |
| Safety climate and safety practices (n = 475) | ||
| High climate and high practices | 51 | 10.7 |
| High climate and low practices | 29 | 6.1 |
| Low climate and high practices | 171 | 36.0 |
| Low climate and low practices | 224 | 47.2 |