International Journal of
Nursing and Midwifery

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Nurs. Midwifery
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2456
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJNM
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 213

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and predictors of needle stick injury among nurses in public hospitals of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Kebede Bidira
  • Kebede Bidira
  • Department of Nursing, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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Mirkuzie Woldie
  • Mirkuzie Woldie
  • Department of health service management, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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Gugsa Nemera*
  • Gugsa Nemera*
  • Department of Nursing, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 15 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 August 2014
  •  Published: 30 November 2014

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