Journal of Environmental and Public Health / 2017 / Article / Tab 5 / Research Article
Occupational Exposure to Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries and Associated Factors among Health Care Workers in Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 Table 5 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with NSI in Awi zone, 2016.
Needle stick and sharp injury (NSI) Variable Response Yes No Sex Male 27 (75%) 79 (50.3%) 2.9 (1.3, 6.7) 10 (1.5, 16) 0.014 Female 9 (25%) 78 (49.7%) 1 1 Profession Nursing 11 (30.6%) 65 (41.4%) 5.9 (1.6, 21.6) 0.75 (0.09, 5.8) 0.79 Public health 6 (16.7%) 26 (16.6%) 4.3 (1.1, 18.2) 0.43 (0.06, 2.9) 0.39 Midwifery 9 (25%) 40 (25.5%) 4.4 (1.2, 17.1) 0.24 (0.01, 3.6) 0.30 Laboratory 4 (11.1%) 20 (12.7%) 5 (1.0, 23.7) 0.17 (0.01, 1.5) 0.12 Physician 6 (16.7%) 6 (3.8%) 1 1 Information access Yes 32 (88.9%) 153 (97.5%) 0.20 (0.5, 0.8) 0.25 (0.01, 5.4) 0.37 No 4 (11.1%) 4 (2.5%) 1 1 Use universal precaution Yes 18 (50%) 154 (98.1%) 0.01 (0.005, 0.073) 0.01 (0.002, 0.1) 0.001 No 18 (50%) 3 (1.9%) 1 1 Recap of needle Yes 22 (61.1%) 27 (17.2%) 7.5 (3.4, 16.6) 21.3 (4.4, 23) 0.001 No 14 (38.9%) 130 (82.8%) 1 1 Perceived skill Yes 6 (16.7%) 59 (37.6%) 0.33 (0.1, 0.8) 0.04 (0.003, 0.57) 0.017 No 30 (83.3%) 98 (62.4%) 1 1 Job related stress Yes 11 (30.6%) 13 (8.3%) 4.8 (1.9, 12) 7.3 (1.6, 33.2) 0.010 No 25 (69.4%) 144 (91.7%) 1 1
