Prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Mokhtar Abdo AlmolikyHala A ElzilalEman AlzahraniHala M Abo-DiefKhalil A SalehSameer A AlkubatiMousa S SaadMujeeb A Sultan

Published in: SAGE open medicine (2024)

The prevalence of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses in Taiz was very high, and determined by gender and place of work. Post-injury reporting and precautions were poor, which may increase the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections among clients and healthcare providers.

Keyphrases

healthcare
risk factors
mental health
ultrasound guided
adverse drug
emergency department
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected
health information