Open Access<p>Factors Associated with Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in North East Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Getaw Walle Bazie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s284049
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , workload , logistic regression , environmental health , occupational safety and health , health facility , emergency medicine , demography , medical emergency , health services , population , pathology , sociology , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
Percutaneous exposure to blood and body fluids through contaminated needle sticks and sharps are serious occupational hazards for morbidity and mortality from infections from blood-borne pathogens among healthcare workers. However, limited studies have been conducted to identify factors associated with needle stick and sharp injuries among healthcare workers in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed at identifying factors associated with needle stick and sharp injuries among healthcare workers.