@ARTICLE{Mostafavi, author = {Moradi, AR and Mostafavi, E. and Moradi, A. and }, title = {The prevalence and causes of needle stick injuries among the primary health care workers of Bahar city, Hamadan Province}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, abstract ={Background and aimsDue to occupational exposures, primary health care workers are more at risk of blood- borne infections such as AIDS, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. This study was conducted to determine the frequency of occupational injuries and its related factors among the primary health care workers in Bahar city.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, conducted in 2007, 182 primary health care workers of Bahar city participated. Data were collected using a questionnaire and SPSS software, Chi square and Logistic regression tests were applied for data analysis.ResultsThe prevalence of occupational injuries among the participants was 57.7%. The highest exposure rate was associated with injection needles (84.8%) and the most frequent process leading to an injury was recapping (28.6%). The most prevalent occupational injuries were observed among lab experts (91.6%) and nurses (71.4%) (P }, URL = {http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-289-en.html}, eprint = {http://ioh.iums.ac.ir/article-1-289-en.pdf}, journal = {Iran Occupational Health Journal}, doi = {}, year = {2010} }