Prevalence of needle stick injury and its associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals of Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016

Abstract Objective Nurses are exposed to dangerous and deadly blood borne pathogens through contaminated needle stick injuries. This study was designed to assess prevalence of needle stick injury and its associated factors among nurses working in hospitals. Institution-based cross-sectional study de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Awoke Kebede, Hadgu Gerensea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3529-9