Occupational exposures among healthcare workers: A teaching hospital sample
Journal Title: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Year 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for occupational injury associated with contaminated blood and body fluids. This study aims to examine the frequency and type of occupational injuries and to determine best practices after exposure. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital in December 2010. The question naires were completed by healthcare workers with face-to-face interviews. The questionnaire was evaluated occupa tional injuries in the hospital practice. Results: In total, 300of 350 healthcare practitioners (85.7%) answered the uestions; 125 (41.6%) of them were nurses, 96 (32.0%) were physicians, 36 (12.0%) were cleaning staff, 23 (7.6%) were student nurses, and 20 (6.6%) were laboratory technicians. The number of HCWs who contact with blood and body fluids was 175 (58.3%). Forty-five HCWs (15.0%) have had injuries in the past year. The physicians had significantly lower injury rates (p=0.004), while nurses had signifi cantly higher (p<0.001) injury rates.Needle-stick injuries resulting in transmission of contaminated blood and body fluids occurred in 144 (82.2%) HCWs.Among 175 injured HCWs, 54 (30.8%) reported their injuries at the time of injury. Twenty-seven nurses (%50) (p=0.882),nine doctors (16.6%) (p=0.126), eight cleaning staff (14.8%) (p=0.448), seven laboratory technicians (12.9%) (p=0.162),and three student nurses (5.5%) (p=0.831) had reported their injuries. Conclusion: Taking standard precautions against contact with contaminated blood and body fluid samples, reporting injuries, and not neglecting post-exposure rophylaxis may reduce risk of occupational exposure in HCWs.J Microbiol Infect Dis 2014;4(2): 64-68 Key words:Healthcare workers, occupational exposure, needle stick injury
Authors and Affiliations
Derya Engin, Asuman İnan, Nurgül Ceran, Zeynel Demir, Özgür Dağli, Emin Karagül, Seyfi Özyürek
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- EP ID EP162868
- DOI 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.02.0129
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