Needle-stick and Sharps Injuries among Health Care Workers in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Tadesse, Minyahil; Meskele, Mengistu; Boltena, Minyahil Tadesse

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“…The present study found out significant association in the compliance of among HCWs who had perceived training on standard safety precautions 3.99 times more likely compliance with standard SPs when compared with HCWs that did perceived training on standard SP. It is consistent with study in West Arsi district and Wolayta zone in which HCWs that had infection prevention training were five times more likely practice safely and two times more likely exposed to blood, body and fluids when compared with their counterparts respectively [ 15 , 16 ]. Training has the effective influence on the behaviour and readiness of HCWs for performing activities based on the IPC guidelines and it increases the awareness and knowledge of HCWs towards complying standard SPs as different literatures indicated [ 18 , 19 ].…”

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“…It was very similar when compared with study conducted in two teaching hospitals of Gondar and Felege hiwot in Amhara region were 55% [ 14 ] and low when compared with study conducted in Addis Ababa were 66.1% [ 12 ]. Although it was high when compared with Wolayta zone were 42.4% and Mizan Tape general hospital 46.8% [ 15 , 16 ]. Difference in compliance with standard SPs could be difference in type of healthcare facilities from which HCWs were selected to participate in the study, sampling technique, study setting and HCWs experiences.…”

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Compliance with standard safety precautions and associated factors among health care workers in Hawassa University comprehensive, specialized hospital, Southern Ethiopia

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Background Globally, health care-associated infections had become serious public health importance. Compliance with standard safety precaution is effective and inexpensive measure to improve quality of healthcare in reducing occurrence of healthcare associated infections. In developing countries, like Ethiopia adherence to recommended standard safety precaution is scanty. Objective To assess level of compliance with standard safety precaution and associated factors among healthcare workers in Hawassa comprehensive specialized hospital Southern Ethiopia. Methods An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted at Hawassa comprehensive specialized hospital. Data were collected by using self-administered questionnaire. Study participants were allocated proportionally based on their profession by using stratified random sampling method. Data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.0. Bivariable analysis and multi variable logistic regression model were used to check which variables were associated with dependent variable. P-values � 0.05 were considered statistically significant. In this study the overall compliance with standard safety precaution among healthcare workers were only 56.

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“…is result was similar to a study where participants experienced 28.9% of glove breakage [26]. Glove breakage can be associated with sudden movement of patients during sample collection and waste disposal [27].…”

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Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Medical Laboratory Science Students of the University of Health and Allied Sciences during Vocational Internship in the Volta Region of Ghana

Tawiah

Oppong

Effah

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The Scientific World Journal

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Medical laboratory science students (MLSS), likewise health care workers (HCW), invariably get exposed to blood and body fluids (BBF) of patients. The degree of exposure of these students is even worsened due to their inexperience, which is usually revealed during their vocational training programme. This study therefore determined the prevalence of exposure to BBF and its risk factors among MLSS at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). A cross-sectional survey was employed using simple random sampling to enrol 178 students into the study. The study was conducted from February 1 to March 31, 2018, after the annual vocational training programme completed in August 2017. Self-administered questionnaires based on the objectives of the study were given out to participants to complete after their consent was sought. Descriptive data were reported as absolute number with percentages, whereas bivariate and multiple logistic regressions were done to describe relationship between risk factors and exposure to BBF. The study findings revealed that, out of 178 MLSS that participated, 90 (50.6%) experienced at least one exposure to BBF. Also, work experience before university education increased the chances of exposure to BBF (AOR = 7.37, 95% CI = 1.22–44.43, pvalue = 0.029) compared with those with no experience. In contrast, adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) reduced the tendencies of exposure to BBF (AOR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.20–0.88, p value = 0.023) compared with students who had insufficient PPE. The study showed high, 50.6% (95% CI: 43.0%–58.1%), exposure to BBF. Work history and sufficient PPE were the most significantly associated risk factors. In view of this, there is the need to promote training and education on exposure to BBF particularly among experienced students and also encourage health facilities to continue providing enough PPE for students during their annual obligatory vocational internship programmes.

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“…Overall information regarding the prevalence of NSIs was obtained from five regions and two self-administrative cities including Amhara [41, 44, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57–59]; Oromia [42, 48, 56]; Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People (SNNP) [37, 46, 50]; Somali [38]; and Harari [43]; two studies were conducted on both Somali and Dre Dawa (SAC) [52, 55], and four articles were obtained from two self-administrative cities Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa [39, 40, 45, 54]. The sample size across the studies was ranged from 162 [37] to 760 [46]. Among the studies, ten articles exclusively reported the 12-month NSI prevalence [38, 41, 42, 44, 50–53, 55, 56].…”

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Prevalence of needlestick injury among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yazie

Chufa

Tebeje

2019

Environ Health Prev Med

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Background Health facilities can provide diagnostic, curative, and prognostic services for the community. While providing services, healthcare workers can be exposed to needlestick injuries that can transmit pathogenic organisms through body fluids. Objective The aim was to establish the pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Ethiopia. Methods This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. Articles were searched from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus databases using a combination of keywords and Boolean functions. All the searched articles were imported into the EndNote X9 software, and then, duplicate data files were removed. Article screening and data extraction were done independently by two authors. Data manipulation and analyses were done using STATA version 15.1 software. Results The analysis of 23 full-text articles showed that the prevalence of the 12-month and lifetime needlestick injuries among the primary studies ranged from 13.2 to 55.1% and 18.6 to 63.6%, respectively. The pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among the Ethiopian healthcare workers was 28.8% (95% CI 23.0–34.5) and 43.6% (95% CI 35.3–52.0) for the 12 months and lifetime, respectively. Conclusions The pooled prevalence of needlestick injuries among Ethiopian healthcare workers was high. Therefore, efforts should be implemented to reduce the occurrence of injuries. Adequate protective equipment and safety-engineered devices should be supplied for the healthcare workers. It could be more effective to reduce the factors contributing to increased exposures through the allocation of adequate numbers of the healthcare workforce and implementing in-service training.

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Needle-stick and Sharps Injuries among Health Care Workers in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

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Compliance with standard safety precautions and associated factors among health care workers in Hawassa University comprehensive, specialized hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Compliance with standard safety precautions and associated factors among health care workers in Hawassa University comprehensive, specialized hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Medical Laboratory Science Students of the University of Health and Allied Sciences during Vocational Internship in the Volta Region of Ghana

Prevalence of needlestick injury among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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