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Epidemiology of needlestick injuries among health-care workers in Awassa City, Southern Ethiopia

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TROPICAL DOCTOR
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 111-113

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ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1258/td.2009.090191

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  1. School of Public Health, University of Gondar
  2. SNNPRS Health Bureau

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Accidental needlestick injuries sustained by health-care workers are a common occupational hazard and a public health issue in health-care settings. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted and 30.9% of health-care workers had experienced at least one needlestick injury in the previous year.

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