Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Needle-stick Injuries among Nurses in a Public Hospital, Malaysia

Needle-stick injuries (NSI) pose a significant occupational hazard for nurses worldwide. With appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), the occurrence of NSI can be minimized. This study aimed to assess KAP Malaysian public hospital towards NSI. A cross-sectional was conducted involving 208 who completed self-administered questionnaires measuring KAP. Results showed that most had good The recommends education, including handwashing, post-prophylaxis, safe work practices, increase reduce incidence among nurses. Keywords: attitude practices; needle stick injury; eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2023. Authors. Published AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. is an open access article under CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review responsibility (Association Environment-Behavior Researchers), Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) (Centre Studies), College Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v8i24.4732