Table 3.

Occupational exposure to sharp injuries-related attributes among nurses working in South Gondar zone public hospitals, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2022 (n=376)

Variables	Values	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Frequency of injuries occurred	1–2 times	114	57.87
	3–4 times	71	36.04
	≥5 times	12	6.09
Condition of sharps	Dirty needles/sharps	74	37.56
	Sterile needles/sharps	58	29.45
	Both dirty and sterile needles/sharps	65	32.99
How sustaining injuries	During abrupt movement of patients	69	35.03
	During recapping needle after use	63	31.98
	During sharp collection	46	23.35
	Others	19	9.64
Type of injuries sustained	Deep injury	54	27.41
	Slight skin penetration	86	43.65
	Superficial injury	57	28.94
Health status of the source patients	Known HIV/AIDS positive	37	18.78
	Clinically suspected HIV/AIDS	40	20.30
	Clinically diagnosed patient with hepatitis B	27	13.17
	Unknown status	93	47.21
Report of the injuries	Yes	92	46.70
	No	105	53.30