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Table 2 Characteristics of the working environment of health care workers in Dessie hospitals (n = 438)

From: Magnitude and associated factors of needle stick and sharps injuries among health care workers in Dessie City Hospitals, north east Ethiopia

Variables

Number

Percent

Presence of safety instructions at workplace

 Yes

182

41.6

 No

256

58.4

Presence of work guidelines at workplace

 Yes

295

67.4

 No

143

32.6

Getting training on occupational health and safety

 Yes

202

46.1

 No

236

53.9

Working hours per week

<48

173

39.5

 >48

265

60.5

Presence of safety boxes at the workplace

 Yes

267

61

 No

171

39

Have written protocol for reporting injury

 Yes

54

12.3

 No

384

87.7