Blood/Body Fluid Exposure and Needle Stick/Sharp Injury among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals; Southwest Ethiopia

Frontiers in Public Health

Yeshitila Belay Belachew¹ 

关键词: occupational hazards;    needle stick injury;    blood/body fluids;    nurses;    public hospitals;    Ethiopia;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2017.00299

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEvery health professional around the world is at risk of blood/body fluid exposure and needle stick/sharp injury as a result of exposure to blood or body fluids and needle or sharp injuries. However, the extent of these hazards and their driving forces are not well documented in Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess determinants of blood/body fluid exposure and needle stick/sharp injury among nurses working in Jimma zone, southwest Ethiopia.

【 授权许可】

CC BY