Table 2 Prevalence and circumstances of needle stick injury among nurses working in public hospitals of Dessie Town, March, 2016 (n = 252)
Variables | Description | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
NSI | Yes | 123 | 48.5 |
No | 129 | 50.5 | |
Duration | Within 1 year | 87 | 34.5 |
Before a year | 36 | 14.3 | |
How often | Once | 84 | 68.3 |
Two to four times | 29 | 23.6 | |
≥ five times | 7 | 5.7 | |
Didn’t recall | 3 | 2.4 | |
Materials leading to injury | Hallow bore needle | 71 | 57.7 |
Suturing needle | 35 | 28.5 | |
Cannula | 18 | 13.8 | |
Working shift | Day | 57 | 46.3 |
Night | 66 | 53.7 | |
Working area/unit | OPD | 10 | 8.1 |
Emergency | 19 | 15.4 | |
Pediatric ward | 21 | 17.1 | |
Medical | 19 | 15.4 | |
Surgical | 26 | 21.1 | |
OR | 15 | 12.2 | |
OBY-GYNI | 7 | 5.7 | |
ICU | 6 | 4.9 | |
Condition of working environment | Bright light | 16 | 13.0 |
Dim light | 47 | 38.2 | |
Noisy | 56 | 45.5 | |
Room temperature | 4 | 3.3 | |
Injury type | Superficial | 69 | 56.1 |
Moderate | 50 | 40.6 | |
Deep | 4 | 3.3 | |
Did you get Rx after injury? | Yes | 37 | 30.1 |
No | 86 | 69.9 | |
Did you use PPE? | Yes | 208 | 82.5 |
No | 44 | 17.5 | |
Type of PPE used | Single glove | 123 | 59.4 |
Double glove | 73 | 35.3 | |
Mask | 9 | 4.3 | |
Goggle | 2 | 1.0 | |
Did you safety box? | Yes | 240 | 95.2 |
No | 12 | 4.8 | |
Did your hospital has IP guideline? | Yes | 177 | 70.2 |
No | 75 | 29.8 | |
Did you follow IP guide line? | Yes | 190 | 75.4 |
No | 62 | 24.6 | |
Did you received HBV Vaccine? | Yes | 177 | 70.2 |
No | 75 | 29.8 | |
Did you received HBV IP training? | Yes | 185 | 73.4 |
No | 67 | 26.6 |