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Global Health Economics and
Sustainability
Blood exposure in Cameroon healthcare workers

Table 1. Characteristic of the included studies assessing the pooled prevalence of occupational exposure to blood and other body
fluids among healthcare workers in Cameroon from 2010 to 2023
References Region Year of Design Setting Study Sample Response Quality
study population size rate (%) score
Noubiap et al., 2013 Centre 2012 CS Central-level hospital; Medical 111 100 6
University student
Aminde et al., 2015 North-West 2013 CS District hospital HCWs 80 94 7
Domkam et al., 2018 Centre; East; 2015 CS Intermediate- and HCWs 446 100 8
Littoral; North-West; operational-level hospitals
South-West
Esum et al., 2022 Centre; South-West 2019 CS District hospital HCWs 312 100 7
Ngekeng et al., 2018 South-West 2018 CS Intermediate- and HCWs 281 100 7
operational-level hospital
Nouetchognou et al., 2016 Centre 2013 CS Central-level hospital HCWs 150 64.4 8
Maka, 2017 Centre 2016 CS District hospital HCWs 43 43 5
Mbanya et al., 2010 Centre 2010 CS Central-level hospital HCWs 409 60.1 7
Cheuyem et al., 2023; Centre 2022 CS District hospital HCWs 217 78 8
Cheuyem et al., 2023;
Takougang et al., 2023
Takougang et al., 2023 Centre 2021 CS Central-level hospital HCWs 40 75.5 5
Takougang et al., 2024 East 2021 CS Intermediate-level hospital HCWs 120 60 8
Takougang et al., 2024 South-West 2023 CS Intermediate-level hospital HCWs 200 80 7
Fotzo et al., 2022 Centre 2022 CS Central-level hospital HCWs 204 77 6
Abbreviations: CS: Cross-sectional study; HCW: Healthcare worker.

Figure 2. Annual estimates of the occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids among healthcare workers in Cameroon from 2010 to 2023
Abbreviation: CI: Confidence interval.

Figure 3. Life course estimates of the occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids among healthcare workers in Cameroon from 2010 to 2023
Abbreviation: CI: Confidence interval.

Volume 3 Issue 3 (2025) 189 https://doi.org/10.36922/GHES025090016