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

Table 4

Logistic regression model analysis of factors associated with NSSI, TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2018 ().

Variables	Category	NSSI		AOR (95% CI)	value
		Yes	No
Sex	Male	39	38	1
	Female	58	133	0.461 (0.252, 0.845)	0.012
Working departments	Emergency	9	16	0.670 (0.226, 1.984)	0.469
	ICU	6	7	0.8464 (0.214, 3.487)	0.838
	Medical	28	44	0.666 (0.288, 1.542)	0.343
	OPD	26	47	0.711 (0.299, 1.692)	0.441
	Pediatric	8	32	0.323 (0.112, 0.930)	0.036
	Surgical	20	25	1
Educational status	BSC	73	129	0.460 (0.172, 1.234)	0.123
	Diploma	6	25	0.256 (0.063, 1.048)	0.058
	MSC	18	17	1
Dirty sharps in working places	Yes	75	109	2.052 (1.110, 3.791)	0.022
	No	22	62	1
Work experiences	<5	71	127	1.413 (0.520, 3.839)	0.498
	5-10	12	29	0.602 (0.202, 1.795)	0.363
	>10	14	15	1
IP committee	Yes	76	121	1.702 (0.878, 3.299)	0.116
	No	21	50	1
Needle recapping	Yes	53	65	1.780 (1.025, 3.091)	0.041
	No	44	106	1
Training	Yes	60	86	0.753 (0.429, 1.323)	0.324
	No	37	85	1

Significant at . AOR = adjusted odds ratio; OPD = outpatient department; ICU = intensive care units; NSSI = needlestick and/or sharp injuries; TASH = Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital.