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SUBMITTER: Abebe AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6263535 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Abebe Ayele Mamo AM Kassaw Mesfin Wudu MW Shewangashaw Nathan Estifanos NE
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<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of needle-stick and sharp object injuries among staff nurses in Dessie referral hospital, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2018.<h4>Results</h4>Among the 151 study participants, 98 (65%) respondents were males. Seventy-five (48.1%) participants had 4-10 years of experience. The overall prevalence of needle stick and sharp object injury among staff nurses in Dessie referral hospital was 43%. In this study, nurses who worked in the emerg ...[more]