Epidemiology of needlestick and sharp injuries at a university hospital in a developing country: A 3-year prospective study at the Jordan University Hospital, 1993 through 1995

Epidemiological characteristics of occupational blood exposures of healthcare workers in a university hospital in South Korea for 10 years

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][12][13][14][15][16] In contrast, in our study, physicians were the major exposed group, especially interns (Table I). This finding relates to the different tasks carried out by physicians in other studies.…”

“…Other epidemiological characteristics of injuries shown in the study (Table I) corresponded with results from other studies. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] However, recapping (16.4%) was relatively higher than reported in other studies (6%-11%). 7,12 It could be relevant that many HCWs were accustomed to recapping used needles to prevent sharps injuries to housekeepers, and that supplies of safety devices, such as safety needle boxes, were inadequate.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5] However, blood exposure still remains a major risk for HCWs. [4][5][6][7][8] In South Korea, the first full-time infection control nurse (ICN) was appointed at the study hospital and infection control activities with surveillance commenced as recently as 1991. Moreover, there were no regulations or recommendations in place for the prevention of OBEs of HCWs until July 2003, when the regulation of HCWs' safety and health was first documented in the Industrial Safety and Health Regulations by the Korean Ministry of Labour.…”

“…The aims of this study were to identify the epidemiology of OBEs of HCWs in South Korea compared with other countries, [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and to analyse the trends and changes in epidemiological characteristics of OBEs following BEP programmes implemented as part of the study.…”

A descriptive, retrospective study of 567 accidental blood exposures in healthcare workers in three West African countries

“…This is especially true in the developing country setting. 44 Access to antiretroviral postexposure prophylaxis has progressively been ensured by the governments of each of these countries since the beginning of the survey. This should encourage notification and improve our knowledge of ABE risks and prevention.…”