Table 2.
Distribution of sharp injuries among nurses working in South Gondar zone public hospitals, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2022 (n=376)
| Variables | Categories | Occupational exposure to sharp injuries | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
| Age | ≤24 | 32 (47.06) | 36 (52.94) |
| 25–34 | 111 (52.11) | 102 (47.89) | |
| 35–44 | 39 (54.93) | 32 (45.07) | |
| ≥45 | 15 (62.50) | 9 (37.50) | |
| Sex | Male | 108 (62.07) | 66 (37.93) |
| Female | 89 (44.06) | 113 (55.94) | |
| Marital status | Single | 87 (50.88) | 84 (49.12) |
| Married | 96 (52.46) | 87 (47.54) | |
| Divorced | 11 (64.71) | 6 (32.29) | |
| Widowed | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) | |
| Educational level | Diploma | 79 (59.85) | 53 (40.15) |
| BSc | 118 (48.36) | 126 (51.64) | |
| Year of service | <5 | 59 (43.38) | 77 (56.62) |
| 5–10 | 68 (53.13) | 60 (46.87) | |
| >10 | 70 (62.50) | 42 (37.50) | |
| Sleeping disturbance problem | Yes | 141 (51.46) | 133 (48.54) |
| No | 56 (54.90) | 46 (45.10) | |
| Use of PPEs | All of the time | 89 (48.11) | 96 (51.89) |
| Most of the time | 56 (54.90) | 46 (45.10) | |
| Sometimes | 41 (56.16) | 32 (43.84) | |
| Never use | 11 (58.75) | 5 (31.25) | |
| Workload | Yes | 125 (58.96) | 87 (41.04) |
| No | 72 (43.90) | 92 (56.10) | |
| Length of stay/shift at work | ≤8 hours | 95 (49.22) | 98 (50.78) |
| 9–14 hours | 19 (54.29) | 16 (45.71) | |
| ≥15 hours | 83 (56.08) | 65 (43.92) | |
| Health and safety information access | Yes | 148 (50.86) | 143 (49.14) |
| No | 49 (57.65) | 36 (42.35) | |
| Training on IP | Yes | 38 (42.70) | 51 (57.30) |
| No | 159 (55.40) | 128 (44.60) | |
| Availability of safety box | Yes | 129 (47.60) | 142 (52.40) |
| No | 68 (64.76) | 37 (35.24) | |
| Availability of universal precaution guideline | Yes | 99 (46.70) | 113 (53.30) |
| No | 98 (59.76) | 66 (40.24) | |
| Following universal precaution guideline | Yes | 42 (45.16) | 51 (54.84) |
| No | 155 (54.77) | 128 (45.23) | |
| Presence of contaminated sharps at workplace | Yes | 136 (63.55) | 78 (36.45) |
| No | 61 (37.65) | 101 (62.35) | |
| Knowledge of standard precaution | Adequate knowledge | 59 (44.03) | 75 (55.97) |
| Inadequate knowledge | 138 (57.02) | 104 (42.98) | |
| Job-related stress | Stressed | 149 (62.87) | 88 (37.13) |
| Not stressed | 48 (34.53) | 91 (65.47) | |
BSc, Bachelor of Science; IP, infection prevention; PPEs, personal protective equipments.