Assessment of Knowledge and Practice in Needle Stick Injury among Health Care Staff

Needle stick injury is known as a common adverse complication that health care staff are encountered with. This injury cause different pathogen to be transmitted through blood. So investigating the knowledge and practice of health care staff can be useful and beneficial. In this descriptive study, the study data was collected via a questionnaire that consisted of demographic characteristics, knowledge and practice of staff about needle stick injury. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, T test, Pearson coloration and Scheffe Test were used to analyze the data. Data analysis showed that mean of knowledge score of men and women were 5.70 and 5.75 respectively. There was also no significant difference in age, sex, working experience and the mean of knowledge scores between the different groups (p = 0.412). In addition, results showed that there was no significant difference in the mean of knowledge scores among different ward staff (p<0.001). The study findings indicate that educational plan should be provided regarding safe injection and preventing approaches.