Table 4.
Showing the association between independent variables with occupational exposure to sharp injuries among nurses working in South Gondar zone public hospitals, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2022 (n=376)
| Variables | Categories | Sharp injuries | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Sex | Male | 108 (54.82) | 66 (36.87) | 2.15 (1.32 to 3.07) | 1.98 (0.91 to 4.21) |
| Female | 89 (45.18) | 113 (63.13) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Year of service | <5 | 59 (29.95) | 77 (43.02) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 5–10 | 68 (34.52) | 60 (33.52) | 1.46 (0.87 to 2.42) | 1.38 (0.72 to 2.64) | |
| >10 | 70 (35.53) | 42 (23.46) | 2.12 (1.26 to 3.49) | 2.35 (1.21 to 4.57) *** | |
| Workload in the unit | Yes | 125 (63.45) | 87 (48.60) | 1.73 (1.15 to 2.52) | 1.42 (0.83 to 2.45) |
| No | 72 (36.55) | 92 (51.40) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Training | Yes | 38 (19.29) | 51 (28.49) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No | 159 (80.71) | 128 (71.51) | 2.08 (1.49 to 3.13) | 1.85 (1.09 to 3.45) **** | |
| Nurses’ knowledge of standard precaution | Adequate knowledge | 59 (29.95) | 75 (41.90) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Inadequate knowledge | 138 (70.05) | 104 (58.10) | 1.96 (1.31 to 2.94) | 1.42 (0.79 to 2.39) | |
| Nurses’ job stress level | Stressed | 149 (75.63) | 88 (49.16) | 2.45 (1.62 to 3.67) | 2.24 (1.27 to 3.89) ** |
| Not stressed | 48 (24.37) | 91 (50.84) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Presence of contaminated sharps | Yes | 136 (69.04) | 78 (43.58) | 2.71 (1.79 to 4.09) | 2.76 (1.67 to 4.72) |
| No | 61 (30.96) | 101 (56.42) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
*Significant at p=0.000, **significant at p=0.005, ***significant at p=0.011 and ****significant at p=0.018.
AOR, adjusted OR; COR, Crude Odd Ratio.