Prevalence of Needlestick Injuries Among Medical Students at a University in Iran

Askarian, Mehrdad; Malekmakan, Leila; McLaws, Mary‐Louise; Zare, Najaf; Patterson, J. Megan M.

doi:10.1086/499392

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“…Our respondents' reasons for not reporting were mainly based on fear and self-assessment of risk, similar to other studies [18,22,25,26]. This consistency of findings despite advances in NSI prevention programs and training, and the development of "no blame" culture in hospitals [27] is concerning.…”

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Needlestick Injury among Medical Students in an Australian University

Marjadi¹

2017

J Infect Dis Epidemiol

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Needlestick Injuries (NSI) commonly occurs in the hospital setting. Medical students are at risk of NSI due to lack of clinical experience. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and knowledge, attitudes, awareness and practices of NSI among medical students at an Australian university. We conducted a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire on NSI-related knowledge, attitude, awareness, practice, incidents and follow up. The survey was distributed to clinical students (years 3-6) of a 6-year medical program in Australia. Data were analysed with descriptive and bivariate analyses (IBM SPSS v.22; alpha 0.05). Response rate to the study was 13.8% (153/1111). Students' median score for knowledge was 3 out of maximum 6; attitude 3/4; awareness 4/6 and practice 1/2. Twenty-five students sustained a total of 28 NSI events in the past 12 months (proportion 16.6%, 95% confidence interval 10.9%-22.4%; incidence density 1.5/100 person-month); 13/25 did not report their NSI. Students in higher year of study were associated with higher rate of NSI (p = 0.02). Clinical and medical schools must address poor NSI-related knowledge, improve attitudes to reporting and provide instructions on safe handling of sharps. Surveillance of NSI specifically for medical students will provide important information to minimise harm.

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Needlestick Injury among Medical Students in an Australian University

Marjadi¹

2017

J Infect Dis Epidemiol

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“…According to a similar study in Iran, 69·4% of 343 medical students had experienced a total of 644 NSIs (1·9/student/year), while 83·5% of all the injuries had not been followed up by officials. The most frequent reasons for not reporting injuries in that study were not realising that all injuries had to be reported, not knowing which injuries should be reported besides making outcome of a report (Askarian & Malekmakan 2006, Askarian et al. 2006).…”

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“…However, in some hospitals, there are written policies and continuing educational programmes for clinical nurses on how to take blood samples safely or giving injections. Despite increased prevalence of HIV infection in Iran at an alarming rate (Askarian et al. 2006) only few NSIs investigations have been conducted.…”

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Frequency and barriers of underreported needlestick injuries amongst Iranian nurses, a questionnaire survey

Azadi

Anoosheh

Delpisheh

2010

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…MLSS and all other HCW inevitably get exposed to BBF of patients through needlestick, sharp injuries, and mucocutaneous contamination [22]. e extent of exposure of these students is even heightened due to their inexperience during their annual compulsory vocational training programmes e Scientific World Journal [10]. As a result, it was imperative to study and discuss the possible risk factors of exposure to BBF to avert impending exposure in future vocational internships.…”

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“…is makes MLSS prone to a higher risk of exposure because of their association with these groups of HCW, and inadequate experience in their line of work during their annual internship programmes also contributes to their risk. Furthermore, needlestick, splashes, cuts, and sharp injuries that expose HCW to blood and other body fluids have been associated with lack of experience in carrying out procedures, insufficient training, work overload, and fatigue [10,11]. ese experiences are characteristic among students embarking on vocational internship programmes.…”

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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

et al. 2020

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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Prevalence of Needlestick Injuries Among Medical Students at a University in Iran

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Needlestick Injury among Medical Students in an Australian University

Needlestick Injury among Medical Students in an Australian University

Frequency and barriers of underreported needlestick injuries amongst Iranian nurses, a questionnaire survey

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

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