Abebe Ayele Mamo, Kassaw Mesfin Wudu, Shewangashaw Nathan Estifanos
Department of Nursing, Debre Birhan Health Sciences College, P.O. Box 37, Amhara, Debre Birhan, Ethiopia.
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Woldia University, P.O. Box 400, Amhara, Weldiya, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2018 Nov 28;11(1):840. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3930-4.
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of needle-stick and sharp object injuries among staff nurses in Dessie referral hospital, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2018.
Among the 151 study participants, 98 (65%) respondents were males. Seventy-five (48.1%) participants had 4-10 years of experience. The overall prevalence of needle stick and sharp object injury among staff nurses in Dessie referral hospital was 43%. In this study, nurses who worked in the emergency department were 11× more likely to experience needle stick and sharp object injury compared with nurses who worked in outpatient department P = 0.004 [AOR = 11.511 95% CI 2.134, 62.09)]. Participants who were worked in adult health department were 10× more likely experience needle stick and sharp object injury when compared with participants who were worked in outpatient department P = 0.006 [AOR = 9.742 95% CI 1.904, 49.859)]. The major implication of these study findings on the health system is the importance of given emphasis for nurses in relation with needle stick and sharp injury.
本研究旨在评估2018年埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉州德西转诊医院护士针刺伤和锐器伤的发生率。
在151名研究参与者中，98名（65%）受访者为男性。75名（48.1%）参与者有4至10年工作经验。德西转诊医院护士针刺伤和锐器伤的总体发生率为43%。在本研究中，急诊科护士发生针刺伤和锐器伤的可能性是门诊部护士的11倍（P = 0.004，调整后比值比[AOR]=11.511，95%置信区间[CI]为2.134至62.09）。与门诊部的参与者相比，成人健康科的参与者发生针刺伤和锐器伤的可能性高10倍（P = 0.006，AOR = 9.742，95% CI为1.904至49.859）。这些研究结果对卫生系统的主要影响在于，必须重视护士针刺伤和锐器伤问题。
