Open Peer Review Any reports and responses or comments on the article can be found at the end of the article. RESEARCH ARTICLE Assessment of injection safety in Ha Dong General Hospital, Hanoi, in 2012 [version 1; peer review: 1 approved] Phan Van Tuong , Tran Thi Minh Phuong , Bui Thi My Anh , Trang Huyen Thi Nguyen 3 Department of Hospital Management, Health Management Training Institute, Hanoi University of Public Health, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam Hanoi Health Administration Bureau, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam Abstract Injection is one of the most frequently used medical methods Background: to introduce drugs or other substances into the body for purposes of treatment or prevention. Unsafe injection can cause adverse outcomes, such as abscess and anaphylactic shock, and increases the risk of blood-borne transmission of viruses to patients and health care workers, as well as the community. Recognizing the importance of injection safety, in 2000 the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) collaborated with the Vietnam Nurses Association to launch the “Safe injection” program throughout the country, including Hanoi. This cross-sectional study, combining quantitative and Methods: qualitative analysis, was conducted from February to August 2012 in Ha Dong General Hospital using a structured questionnaire and observation checklist. The target population of the study was 109 nurses working in clinical departments and 436 injections were observed. The percentage of nurses who are familiar with injection safety Results: standards was found to be 82.6%. The proportion of practical injections that met the 23 standards of injection safety set by the MOH amounted to 22.2%. The factors related to safe injection practice of nurses who are younger age group (OR=3.1; p<0.05) and lower amount of working years (OR=2.8; p<0.05). A low proportion of nurses performed correct safety injection Conclusions: practice, which raises the need for further training about this issue, especially among older nurses. Keywords Injections, safe injections, injection safety 1 2 1 3 1 2 3 Reviewer Status Invited Reviewers version 4 published 24 Nov 2017 version 3 published 20 Sep 2017 version 2 published 19 Sep 2017 version 1 published 26 Jun 2017 1 2 3 report report report , Karolinska Institutet, Mattias Larsson Stockholm, Sweden 1 , World Health Organization, Arshad Altaf Geneva, Switzerland 2 , Université Alexandre Hannud Abdo Paris-Est, Paris, France 3 26 Jun 2017, :1003 ( First published: 6 ) https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11399.1 19 Sep 2017, :1003 ( Second version: 6 ) https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11399.2 20 Sep 2017, :1003 ( Third version: 6 ) https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11399.3 24 Nov 2017, :1003 ( Latest published: 6 ) https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11399.4 v1 Page 1 of 13 F1000Research 2017, 6:1003 Last updated: 17 MAY 2019