From: Occupational exposure to sharps injury among healthcare providers in Ethiopia regional hospitals
Variables | n = 195 | % | p-value | OR (95% CI) |
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Syringe with needle used free of charge from hospital | 28 | 14.4 | 0.23 | 1.7 (0.73, 3.76) |
No post-exposure management at the hospital | 54 | 27.7 | 0.93 | 1.0 (0.53, 2.01) |
No awareness on department to report sharps injury | 59 | 30.3 | 0.38 | 1.3 (0.70, 2.53) |
No privacy during counseling | 61 | 31.3 | 0.33 | 1.4 (0.73, 2.59) |
Lack of in-service job training | 103 | 52.8 | <0.001 | 6.0 (2.95, 12.03) |
Previous exposure of needle recapping (self or others) | 74 | 37.9 | 0.14 | 1.6 (0.68, 2.92) |
Previous exposure to sharps injury (self or others) | 64 | 32.8 | <0.001 | 3.4 (1.82, 6.48) |
Dirty and contaminated injection environment | 10 | 5.1 | 0.24 | 2.1 (0.59, 7.66) |
Unavailability of sharps materials collection box | 39 | 20.0 | 0.94 | 1.0 (0.49, 2.17) |
Status of sharp materials collection box | 144 | 73.8 | 0.80 | 1.1 (0.55, 2.17) |
Previous exposure to sharps materials outside the collection box | 98 | 50.3 | 0.08 | 1.7 (0.94, 3.17) |
Open dumping disposal of sharps materials | 32 | 16.4 | 0.08 | 0.4 (0.11, 1.13) |
Unavailability of universal precaution guideline | 101 | 51.8 | 0.02 | 2.1 (1.14, 3.90) |
Unavailability sharps collection box at distance of hand stretch | 75 | 38.5 | 0.02 | 2.1 (1.11, 3.77) |