مسعود عسکری مجد آبادی - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
سیدمهدی موسوی - Occupational Health Engineering , School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
سعید یزدانی راد - School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
سوگند پیر هادی - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Rasul Akram Hospital, Iran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
سیده شادی حسینی - Imam khomeini Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran
محمد بیروتی - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
حسین رضایی - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
فاطمه خوش پسند - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
فرانک نجاریان - Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Background: Nurses face many professional dangers such as needle stick injuries. This study investigated the effects of nurses' personal and professional characteristics on needle stick injuries. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was performed on ۲۰۰ nursing staff in a hospital. The sampling method was the classified method. Participants were asked to complete a researcher-made questionnaire on personal characteristics (age, work experience, gender, marital status, and educational level) and job (work department, number of shifts per month, and type of work shift). Also, the number of their needle stick events was extracted from their medical records. Results: The prevalence of needle sticks was ۴۵.۵%. Based on individual characteristics, the mean age and work experience of people with a history of needle stick are significantly lower than people without a history of needle stick (P <۰.۰۳). There was a significant relationship between needle stick history and educational level (P <۰.۰۰). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups without and with a history of needle stick in terms of marital status (P = ۰.۱۱) and gender (P = ۰.۱۳). Based on job characteristics, there were significant relationships between the history of needle stick with the variables of type of work shift (P = ۰.۰۰) and the number of shifts per month (P <۰.۰۰). Conclusion: Some personal and professional characteristics effective in needle sticking were identified. These findings can be used as a guide to prioritize individuals to take precautionary measures against needle sticking.

Personal characteristics, Job characteristics, Nurses, Needle stick injuries, مشخصات فردی, مشخصات شغلی, پرستاران, صدمات نیدل استیک