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

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: To assess the prevalence, response, and associated factors of needlestick injury by medical sharps among healthcare workers in Orotta National Referral Hospital, Asmara, Eritrea.

Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted between September and December 2017 among healthcare workers.