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