Table 2.

Circumstances of Needlestick and Sharp Injuries Among Midwives and Nurses Working at Hospitals in North Wollo Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019

Question		Frequency	Percent
Did you encountered NSSIs the past one year?	Yes	111	75.5
	No	36	24.5
Faced needlestick injury	Yes	46	31.3
	No	101	68.7
Faced surgical equipment injury	Yes	40	27.2
	No	107	72.8
Faced medication vial injury	Yes	87	59.2
	No	60	40.8
What was the task you performed during injury?	Suture	28	19.0
	Injection	42	28.6
	Sample drawing	25	17.0
	Needle recapping	16	10.9
Type of injury	Severe	5	4.5
	Moderate	33	29.5
	Superficial	73	66.1
Source patient identifiable	Yes	85	76.5
	No	26	23.5
Receive care after injury	Yes	99	89.1
	No	12	10.9