Background: Needlesticks and sharp injuries are occupational hazards for healthcare
workers that result from the accidental piercing of the skin. Needlestick injuries expose …

Background Needle stick and sharps injuries are occupational hazards to healthcare
workers. Every day healthcare workers are exposed to deadly blood borne pathogens …

Background Work-related exposures to needle stick and sharps accidents are essential
reason of infections with blood borne pathogens amongst health care employees and can …

Background Needlestick and sharp injury represent a major occupational hazard in the
healthcare environment with nurses experiencing a large proportion of the burden. It is a …

Background. Needlestick and sharp injuries are a big risk to the health of nurses. Every day,
nurses face the likelihood that they will injure themselves. Although many injuries will have …

Background Health professionals are at high risk of exposure for needlestick or sharp injury
due to repeated exposure in clinical areas. This exposure leads to the acquiring of different …

Background Percutaneous exposure to blood and body fluids through contaminated needle
sticks and sharps are serious occupational hazards for morbidity and mortality from …

A cross-sectional study was conducted from December to January 2013 with the objective of
determining the prevalence of needle-stick injuries and contributing factors among …

Abstract Background: Needle-stick and Sharps injuries to health care workers constitute a
major public health concern and the problem is more severe in low income setting. This …

Introduction: Needle sticks and sharp injuries (NSSIs) have been recognized as one of the
occupational hazards among health care workers. Occupational exposures to percutaneous …