Prevalence, response and associated factors of needlestick injury among health care workers in Orotta National Referral Hospital, Eritrea

• Main Authors: Feven Beletse Negash (Author), Amanuel Hailemichael (Author), Enabi Haileslassie (Author), Eyob Hawaz (Author), Samuel Zerai (Author), Zerabruk Tesfamariam (Author), Laban Lebahati (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Healthcare workers are at risk of occupational exposure to blood and other body fluids after sustaining needlestick injury which constitutes a risk for transmission of blood-borne pathogens such as Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus or Human Immune-deficiency Virus. Objectives...