Investigating the Relationship Between Special Medical Waste Disposal and Needle Sticking of Staff in Hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences

Background: Infectious hospital waste, including needles and sharp instruments, is one of the most important causes needle sticks. Objectives: The study aimed to investigate factors affecting disposal special medical waste with sticks among healthcare workers in hospitals at Iran University Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive-analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional were done regarding data autumn 2019. Among 6119 medical-service staff, 180 subjects have been exposed stick least once. Data collected two parts. analyzed using correlation tests by SPSS software version 25. Results: devices leading injury (58%), angiocatheter (21%), ampoules (17%), suture (12%), scalpels (9%), other tools (8%), razor blades (7%). five wards highest operating room (24.44%), surgery (22.22%), emergency (15%), internal (10%), paraclinical (8.33%). Also, several factors, such as work shifts amount experience individuals, can play an essential role rate stitching personnel. Importantly, we found a significant relationship between volume employee needlestick rates. Conclusions: According results, positive employees' sticking rate. observance standard guidelines development increase occupational safety protection training courses reducing