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Needle Stick Injury (NSI) and its Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers in Jugal Hospital, Harar, Ethiopia, 2021

Arif Hussen Jamie, Elias Sertse Gebremedhin

Abstract


Objective: To determine the prevalence of needle stick injuries (NSIs) and its associated factors among healthcare workers in Jugal hospital, Harar, Ethiopia, 2021. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted from November 1st-15th, 2021. All health care workers working in the hospital were the source population. Self-administer questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using SPSS software package version 21.0. Logistic regression was used to assess the association between the dependent and independent variables. Variable with P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: The overall prevalence of NSI among the HCWs in this study was 42.80% (113/264). This study indicated that HCWs who is male were 4 times more likely to have NSIs than that of female. (AOR = 3.81, 95% CI: 2.10–5.35, P=0.001). The analysis shows that the odds of being injured by NSIs were 3 times higher than for nurses than other copartner (AOR= 3.41; CI 95% 1.40–4.85; P = 0.013). Health workers who recapped needles were 3 more likely to be injured by them than those who did not report this practice times (AOR = 3.14, 95% CI: 1.13–7.56, P=0.001). Conclusion: prevalence needle stick injury in this study area was high. The contributing factors to the injury were sex, being a nurse in job category and recapping practice.


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Prevalence, associated factors, needle stick injury, healthcare workers

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