ASSESSMENT OF PREVALENCE ANDASSOCIATEDFACTORS OF NEEDLE STICK INJURIES AMONG NURSE PROFESSIONALS IN ARADA SUB CITY GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITALS: ADDIS ABABA; ETHIOPIA, 2017.

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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) have been recognized as one of the occupational hazards among health care workers specially nurses and pose a significant risk for transmission of blood borne pathogens. Preventing NSI is an essential part of any blood borne pathogen prevention program in the work place. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and associated factors of needle stick injuries among nurse professionals in Arada sub city governmental hospitals, Addis Ababa, 2016. METHOD: Institutional based analytic cross-sectional study was conductedon223 nurse professionals in Arada sub city governmental hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Data about socio demographic, working environment and nurse professionals’ behavioral factors was collected through self-administered, pre-tested structured questionnaire. The collected data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.Descriptive statistics was made for most of the variables and logistic regression was done to identify possible associated factors. Crude odds ratios and adjusted odds ratio with 95 % CI was used. And in this statistical analysis, association was determined, if P value is less than 0.05 and it was considered as statistically significant. RESULT: Ninety four (44.8%) of respondents reported needle stick injuries during the last 12 months. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the factors showed that training AOR: 2.874, 95% CI: (1.403-5.889), substance use AOR: 2.82, 95%CI :( 1.334-5.998), sleeping problem AOR: 0.209, 95% CI: (0.085-0.516) and stress AOR: 2.669, 95% CI: (1.309-5.442) are associated with occurrence of NSIs. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: This study revealed that one year prevalence of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses was high and it’s associated with training on infection prevention, sleeping problem, level of job stress on nurse respondents and substance use. Therefore, there should be well organized supervising body reporting system and regular training.