Magnitude and Determinants of Needlestick and Sharp Injuries among Nurses Working in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of sociodemographic, working environment, and behavioral characteristics of nurses, TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2018.

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Age	<25	59	22.0
	25-30	115	42.9
	>30	94	35.1
	Total	268	100
Sex	Male	77	28.7
	Female	191	71.3
	Total	268	100
Religion	Orthodox	187	69.8
	Protestant	40	14.9
	Muslim	35	13.1
	Catholic	6	2.2
	Total	268	100
Marital status	Single	158	59.0
	Married	89	33.2
	Divorced	9	3.4
	Widowed	12	4.5
	Total	268	100
Educational status	Diploma	31	11.6
	BSC	202	75.4
	MSC	35	13.1
	Total	268	100
Work experiences	<5	198	73.9
	5-10	41	15.3
	>10	29	10.8
	Total	268	100
Working departments	Emergency & ICU	38	14.2
	Medical	72	26.9
	Surgical	45	16.8
	OPD	73	27.2
	Pediatric	40	14.9
	Total	268	100
Training	Yes	146	54.5
	No	122	45.5
	Total	268	100
IP committee	Yes	197	73.5
	No	71	26.5
	Total	268	100
PEP	Yes	150	56
	No	118	44
	Total	268	100
HBV vaccination	Yes	174	64.9
	No	94	35.1
	Total	268	100
Department report when NSSI occurs	Yes	173	64.6
	No	95	35.4
	Total	268	100
Recapping of a needle after use	Yes	118	44.0
	No	150	56.0
	Total	268	100
Observe any NSSI on nurses	Yes	193	72
	No	75	28
	Total	268	100
Sharp collection box	Yes	180	67.2
	No	88	32.8
	Total	268	100
Injection equipment	Sterilized and reused	21	7.8
	Single-use	233	86.9
	Autodisposable	14	5.2
	Total	268	100
Recommended practice to prevent NSSI	Yes	192	71.6
	No	76	28.4
	Total	268	100
Dirty sharps in working places	Yes	184	68.7
	No	84	31.3
	Total	268	100
Injection environment	Safe	81	30.2
	Unsafe	187	69.8
	Total	268	100

OPD = outpatient department; ICU = intensive care units; NSSI = needlestick and/or sharp injuries; TASH = Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital; IP = infection prevention; HBV = hepatitis B virus; PEP = postexposure practice.