Attitude reporting behavour and management practice of occupational needle stick and sharps injuries among hospital healthcare workers in Bale zone Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

摘要

BackgroundAlthough the prevalence of blood borne pathogens in many developing countries is high, documentation of infections due to occupational exposure is limited. Seventy percent of the world’s HIV infected population lives in Sub-Saharan Africa, but only 4 % of cases are reported from this region. Under reporting of needle stick and/or sharps injuries in healthcare facilities was common.