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          Prevalence and Factors Associated with Sharps Injuries Among Health Care Workers
        
        
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          Abstract
        
        
          The study is aimed to describe theǰprevalence and factors associated with sharps injuries (Sis)
        
        
          among health care workers(HCWs). A total of 332 HCWsǰwas interviewed using self-administered
        
        
          questionnaires. The data were explored for associated risks using negative binomial regression due to
        
        
          over-dispersion of zero value.
        
        
          Theǰresult showedǰthat among 40 persons who reported SIs, 71 episodes or the prevalence of
        
        
          0.21per person per  month of both contaminated and uncontaminated with body fluids Sisǰoccurred,
        
        
          while there was 29ǰepisodes or the prevalence of 08per person per  month, considering
        
        
          contaminated SIs. The variablesǰexplored under study included age, marital status, work position, work
        
        
          experience, risky job, dangerous patient, job stress, unsafe work, safety behavior at  work,  usage of
        
        
          sharp containers, safety management, and attitudeǰtoward safety. However, there was no statistically
        
        
          significant risk factor found.
        
        
          Keywords
        
        
          : Sharps Injuries, Health Care Workers
        
        
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