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Factors Associated with Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in North East Ethiopia.

Getaw Walle Bazie
Published in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2020)
Prevalence of needle stick and sharp injury was high. Working in private health institutions, less work experience, higher workload and all-time availability of sharp storage and disposal containers were significant predictors of needle stick and sharp injuries. Therefore, efforts have to be made to reduce the workload of healthcare workers and to available sharp storage and disposal containers all the time in the workplaces.
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