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Table 2 The results of subgroup analysis

From: Prevalence of needle-stick injury in Iranian nurses: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Group

Number of studies

Pooled prevalence (95% CI)

I2

p

Quality

High

7

46.1% (30.6-61.6%)

98.9%

0.956

Medium

22

45.6% (39.6-51.7%)

95.3%

Region

Region 1

17

45.1% (37-54%)

95.2%

0.437

Other regions

12

49.17% (36.5-61.7%)

98.3%

Hospital

Teaching

26

47% (39-54%)

97.2%

0.044

Military

3

38% (31.1-44%)

68.4%