Prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses working in Tikur Anbesa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sultan, Menbeu (Md, Mph, Emergency physician) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Liyew, Bikis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-31T12:28:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T09:38:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-31T12:28:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T09:38:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Needle stick and sharp injuries are a significant risk to the health of nurses. Every day Nurses face the possibility that they may injure themselves. Although many injuries will have no adverse effect, the possibility of acquiring infections like hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV can cause untold psychological harm. About twenty blood borne pathogens can be transmitted through accidental needle stick and sharp injury, the potential life threatening are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). Nurses are at risk of injuries caused by needle stick and sharp instruments in hospitals. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses working in Tikur Anibesa Specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, 2018. Methods: Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted among 268 nurses working in Tikur Anibesa Specialized Hospital from February 19 to march 31, 2018. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data was collected by using a self-administered questioner. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with needle stick and sharp injury. An adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was computed to determine the level of significance. Result: The prevalence of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses was 97(36.2%) with 95% CI of 30.2% to 42.3%. Presence of contaminated needles and/or sharps materials in the working area AOR=2.052(1.110, 3.791) and needle recapping after use AOR=1.780(95% CI, 1.025, 3.091) were positively associated with needle stick/sharp injury; while working in pediatrics ward AOR = 0.323(0.112, 0.930) and Being female (AOR = 0.461(95% CI, 0.252, 0.845) showed negative association at p value of (p≤0.05). Conclusion and recommendation: The proportion of needle stick/sharp injury was high among nurses. The safety of nurses depends directly on the degree to which nurses can identify and control the varied occupational hazards specific to jobs. Thus, working unit specific safety precautions, safe working environment and appropriate needle and sharp disposal improve nurses’ safety practice and thereby decrease the on job. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/13521 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Universty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Needle sticks injury, Safe practice, Sharp injury, unsafe practice. | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses working in Tikur Anbesa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |