Hepatitis C among healthcare personnel: secondary data analyses of costs and trends for hepatitis C infections with occupational causes

Table 1 Description of the sample of insured parties with a recognised hepatitis C infection according to sociodemographic characteristics and the degree of reduced work ability (RWA) first established (n = 1121)

Characteristics	N	%
Sex, female	838	75
Age (years)^a
< 20	17	1
21–40	335	30
41–60	646	58
> 61	123	11
Field of work
Clinic/hospital	510	46
Doctor’s practice	341	30
Geriatric care/nursing	131	12
Outpatient/social welfare services	79	7
Administration	60	5
Occupation
Physician	195	17
Nurse	473	42
Medical assistant	266	24
Geriatric care assistant	84	8
Medical personnel	31	3
Administration	36	3
Social worker	19	2
Domestic services	17	1
RWA as %^b
No RWA	342	30
RWA <20	3	0.4
RWA 20	493	63.2
RWA 30	127	16.3
RWA 40	64	8.2
RWA 50	35	4.5
RWA 60–80	37	4.7
RWA 100	20	2.6
Total	1121	100

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