Background: needle stick injuries expose healthcare workers to blood-borne viruses includingHIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, they pose a serious occupational danger. To lessen these risks,infection prevention procedures must be understood and followed. Objective: This research seeksto assess healthcare workers' understanding, habits, and views of needle stick injuries and todetermine the variables affecting their compliance with preventative measures. Methods:descriptive cross-sectional research study with 400 healthcare workers from various healthfacilities. We gathered data using standardized questionnaires that focused on demographicfactors, functional roles, awareness, practices, and NSI views. Result: The majority of participantswere aged 20–29 years (62.5%), mostly male (70.8%), and resided in metropolitan regions(75.8%). Moderate awareness levels were seen in 54.8% of healthcare workers, accompanied bynotable deficiencies in knowledge of viral survival periods. Good behaviors were noted in 59.2%of participants, especially for infection control measures such as hand cleanliness and sharpsdisposal. Conclusion: The study found that most healthcare workers have a moderate level ofawareness about needle stick injuries.
Wissam Abdul-Ameer Ali Khalid Jassem (Tue,) studied this question.