Prevalence of Needlestick Injury and Its Potential Risk among Veterinarians in Nigeria

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Number of needlestick injuries</td><td class="align_center">Number of veterinarians</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">1–4</td><td class="align_center">51 (29.8%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">5–8</td><td class="align_center">34 (19.9%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">8–10</td><td class="align_center">50 (29.2%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">&gt;10</td><td class="align_center">36 (21.1%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Number of needlestick injuries reported by veterinarians.

Veterinary Medicine International

tab1

Table 1

Table 1: Prevalence of Needlestick Injury and Its Potential Risk among Veterinarians in Nigeria 